Safety Talk

Falls through floor openings cause many deaths and serious injuries. These incidents also cause terrible feelings of guilt because typically, one worker fails to securely cover a floor opening and another worker falls through it to his death. Although falls through floor openings typically occur on construction sites, they can happen in any kind of workplace. It isn't always construction workers who are involved either. Sometimes the victim is just going about his business in an office, with no reason to expect a hole in the floor suddenly opened during a renovation project. Consider these true incidents involving floor openings:

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