FACTS

1. Spills, ice, snow, rain, loose mats, rugs, and stepladders are some of the common causes of slips, trips, and falls.
2. Poor lighting and clutter can cause injuries such as sprains, strains, bruises, bumps, fractures, scratches, and cuts.
3. The three leading causes of work-related injuries treated in an emergency department were contact with objects and equipment, overexertion and bodily reaction, and falls, slips and trips without a fall.
4. A worker doesn’t have fall from a high level to suffer fatal injuries. Construction workers are most at risk for fatal falls from height – more than seven times the rate of […]

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