If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers swinging off skyscrapers, consider the following incident: A maintenance worker died after a fall from an elevation of just eight feet (2.5 meters). Look up right now. Chances are the ceiling in the room where you are working is higher than that. Probably even the light fixtures are above that level. Would you even think twice about going up a ladder - to adjust an air vent or remove dust from an overhead ledge? The point is falls from low elevations can kill. Here’s how this fatal fall occurred: The 51-year-old maintenance tech […]
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