Work-Related Fatalities & Injuries from Using Ladders in Michigan

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  Almost everyone has used a ladder at one time or another. We keep them in our garages and basements in our homes and they are used in almost all industries. We think we know how to use ladders safely, but the frequency with which ladders are used and our casual attitude towards ladder use may actually lead to their incorrect use, resulting in injury and even death. In Michigan, falls involving ladders caused 41 deaths from 2001 to 2014 and 105 injuries in 2014 and 2015 that required hospitalization. The average age was 46, range 19 - 79, and 90% were men. Twenty-eight (27%) suffered a fracture of the lower limb, 22 (21%) had a fracture of the neck or trunk, and 15 (14%) had a fracture of the upper limb. The predominant industries where injuries involved ladders were construction (29), trade (14), and manufacturing (13). Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Hazards
  • Falls
  • Ladders
  • Fatalities
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Safety practices
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• 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:20066726
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2016 Feb; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related fatalities & injuries from using ladders in Michigan
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229141/cdc_229141_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 157.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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