Work-Related Falls

Details

• Personal Author:
  Archer P ; Wendling T
• Description:
  Unintentional falls are the third leading cause of deaths in the workplace. Each year, an average of 14 workers experience a fatal fall while on-the-job in Oklahoma. In 2006, workers' compensation paid for over 300 inpatient hospital stays due to fall-related injuries. Falls, whether on the same level or at great heights, have the potential to cause severe injuries regardless of industry or occupation. The leading types of fatal falls are falls from buildings, scaffolds, and ladders. Industries at greatest risk include construction, telecommunications, and oil and gas. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Construction-industry Construction-workers Fall-protection Injuries Injury-prevention Personal-protective-equipment Safety-practices Traumatic-injuries
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038705
• Citation:
  Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma State Department of Health, 2008 Jul; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Pam Archer, M.P.H., Tracy Wendling, M.P.H., Oklahoma State Department of Health, Injury Prevention Service, 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related Falls
• End Date:
  20110630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2c0842d3d53c09c4e7dfd6e51fb18c309b4c2486497a5eecd047570695327d0e7a7b994854d651049283cf66a9e083c35fa9a7bd0bcfa9f3bb6bedd5522962fb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228617/cdc_228617_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 74.46 KB ]