Falls from Scaffolds Can Be Prevented

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)
• Description:
  Since 2001, 21 Michigan workers have died while working on/from a scaffold. Sixteen of the workers who died fell from the scaffold, two were electrocuted when an object they were working with touched overhead power lines, and three were struck by the scaffold as it fell to the ground. Two examples of workers who died due to a fall: A painter placed a ladder on top of a baker scaffold. He fell 20 feet when the scaffold collapsed. He sustained fatal head injuries. A heating and cooling technician was installing ductwork in a garage working from a 5-foot high mobile scaffold. He fell to the concrete floor sustaining a fatal head injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Electric Injuries Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Paint Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Equipment Electrocutions Falls Fatalities Injury Prevention Ladders Occupational Accidents Painters Scaffolds
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054503
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, HA#15, 2012 Nov; :1
• Email:
  debra.chester@ht.msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Falls from scaffolds can be prevented
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c76ac8d6b1d5df89539c485c1d53095b5d611f1c8f7fbded6e7009ca0781f70f10d682f3c84c77f8873d4d8fdfad487848e57bba9aba18c059db2a7d0124cf46
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228910/cdc_228910_DS1.pdf
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