Falls from elevation

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  This is a summary of Washington State workers' compensation claims data for falls from elevation. It focuses attention on important safety issues and encourages increased prevention efforts in industries that experience high rates of falls. Falls from elevation include falls from objects such scaffolds, walkways, ladders, and vehicles, as well as falls on stairs, into shafts, or from a roof. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, falls from elevation are the fourth leading cause of work-related death in the United States. In 2002, 634 of 5,524 work-related deaths in the United States resulted from falls from elevation. In the years 1997-2001, there were 38,234 workers' compensation claims relating to falls from elevation, costing approximately $440.2 million. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Automobiles Construction Industry Forestry Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Fall-protection Ladders Logging-workers Motor-vehicles Scaffolds Trucking Walking-surfaces Work-environment Workers
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044129
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 59-2-2004, 2004 Jul; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Falls from elevation
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9bedd9409cd76f72930a5891ac33552942fe75d8e1814dcb42ee7b86b020bb152ca8c25e5bf8c0fb6364662041e5211f61ba34034d7c3ee73db8c2e7e09153a6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199951/cdc_199951_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 57.41 KB ]