Falls Can Kill! [2020]

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In 10 years, 55 mine workers died as a result of falling from heights (16 Laborers, 12 Equipment Operators, 9 Mechanics, 8 Truck Drivers, and 10 Others). 1. Install barriers and identify hazardous areas - prevent access to hazardous areas by installing barriers and clearly identifying areas that represent potentially hazardous fall risks.. 2. Use caution and follow best practices while completing tasks - follow approved fall safety prevention practices during maintenance, installation, construction, or dismantling activities. 3. Inspect and maintain equipment - look for defects, fix damaged and improperly modified equipment as needed, and remove significantly damaged equipment from service. 4. Use a personal fall arrest system - use only a certified full body harness sized to fit the user's height and weight. Ensure that the anchorage point and connector are rated for 5,000 pounds and that all necessary safety fall prevention training is up to date. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Mining Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development

  More +
• Keywords:
  Mining industry; Injuries; Injury prevention; Accidents; Accident prevention; Traumatic injuries; Mine workers; Miners; Fatalities; Safety education; Safety practices; Falls; Fall protection; Mechanics; Equipment operators; Workers; Truck drivers; Safety belts; Safety equipment; Safety monitoring; Harnesses; Anthropometry; Risk factors; Risk management; Hazard controls; Equipment design; Equipment reliability; Hazard identification; Training; Equipment maintenance
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Oct; :1
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061596
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:427f2d3eb6af6e393693ec3f3e2975c9e3fa9894220c6af556afd29b49c726549fc57866752c300f7d812a833a1d1e0b8b12cf12ddd6e6ce72eb87091fe95b15
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133543/cdc_133543_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 940.50 KB ]