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Falls accounted for about 13 percent of
fatal work injuries in 2008.
Of the 700 fatal falls in 2008, more
than one-third were falls from roofs or
ladders.
Fatal falls, by type of fall, 2008
Total = 700
In percent
Other or unknown, 15
Falls from scaffolds and staging, falls
from nonmoving vehicles, and falls on
the same level each accounted for about
one-tenth of fatal falls.
From roof, 18
Down stairs or steps, 4
From building
girders or structural steel, 5
From floor,
dock, or ground level, 6
From ladder, 17
On same level, 13
From scaffold, staging, 10
From nonmoving vehicle, 13
NOTE: Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, April 2010.
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