Fatal fall

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  This time last year, a 58-year-old Washington truck driver died from a fall. He missed the last step while exiting his truck, fell on his back, breaking several vertebra. His death wasn't instant, but his body never recovered and he died a couple weeks later. Too young, too soon. Tips to live by: Use 3 points of contact when exiting or entering your cab. Before you exit, look for debris, ice or water that might make the steps or ground treacherous. Wear footwear with good traction. Keep the cab steps in good repair. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Education Men Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Drivers Exposure-levels Hazards Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Personal-protection Risk-factors Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Training Trucking Work-environment Workers

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• 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044676
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 90-101-2012, 2012 Oct; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatal fall
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7d9d8d3244f3ec244d77df2e1408f1275f9c1b0d770573e2825ae0fa166fb9c73df2a424297e656aefaf1a0ed0feb92dfac6322e2298c1486659ca6e1504dec4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200324/cdc_200324_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 221.89 KB ]