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1. Most falling object accidents occur when workers are struck by tools or equipment that fall from an elevated work platform, scaffold, or crane. Other common causes of falling object accidents include objects that are knocked over by wind gusts and objects that are improperly stored or secured. 2. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) considers being struck by objects among the fatal four leading causes of construction accident deaths. 3. Construction workers are at risk of broken bones, head injuries, or even death from falling objects when they work beneath cranes, scaffolds, ladders, and wherever overhead work is being performed. 4. […]This content is for Markel policy holders.
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