EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM A STANDARD LADDER
This sad series of events can demonstrate just how easy it is to have a catastrophic event occur from a seemingly benign event. These two people fell just 6 and 10 feet. Bam. Lights out.
Feel free to use this excerpt in any way you think might help get the point across to your employees that things like this can, and do, happen to good, honest, hard working people.
I wonder if they thought “this could never happen to me”.
Injured worker dies
Cleveland, OH -- A Willoughby man fell from a collapsed scaffold at XXXX Inc. in Winsburg and died Saturday at Akron City Hospital. Frank XXXX , 36 years old, suffered a severe head injury when he fell about six feet. The Cleveland office of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
Plant supervisor dies after 10-foot fall from catwalk
NORTH ANSON, ME -- The production manager at XXXX Inc. fell to his death Wednesday while attempting to dislodge a jam in a conveyor belt, according to a Somerset County deputy sheriff. Monte XXXX, 53 years old, died from a head injury after falling onto a concrete floor about 10 feet below. The 12:30 p.m. accident was witnessed by a number of employees, said Deputy Gene Cole.
Sometimes it is the back story that is most interesting. This accident happened in the middle of the day, undoubtedly during a busy shift. It was reportedly witnessed by a number of employees. Imagine for a moment, being a witness to this event. If you are a supervisor or manager, imagine having to manage the immediate and post trauma of this event. A 6' fall, a 10' fall, both seem harmless enough. Truth is, most deaths from a fall occur from same-level falls 15' or lower.
This sad series of events can demonstrate just how easy it is to have a catastrophic event occur from a seemingly benign event. These two people fell just 6 and 10 feet. Bam. Lights out.
Feel free to use this excerpt in any way you think might help get the point across to your employees that things like this can, and do, happen to good, honest, hard working people.
I wonder if they thought “this could never happen to me”.
Injured worker dies
Cleveland, OH -- A Willoughby man fell from a collapsed scaffold at XXXX Inc. in Winsburg and died Saturday at Akron City Hospital. Frank XXXX , 36 years old, suffered a severe head injury when he fell about six feet. The Cleveland office of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.
Plant supervisor dies after 10-foot fall from catwalk
NORTH ANSON, ME -- The production manager at XXXX Inc. fell to his death Wednesday while attempting to dislodge a jam in a conveyor belt, according to a Somerset County deputy sheriff. Monte XXXX, 53 years old, died from a head injury after falling onto a concrete floor about 10 feet below. The 12:30 p.m. accident was witnessed by a number of employees, said Deputy Gene Cole.
Sometimes it is the back story that is most interesting. This accident happened in the middle of the day, undoubtedly during a busy shift. It was reportedly witnessed by a number of employees. Imagine for a moment, being a witness to this event. If you are a supervisor or manager, imagine having to manage the immediate and post trauma of this event. A 6' fall, a 10' fall, both seem harmless enough. Truth is, most deaths from a fall occur from same-level falls 15' or lower.
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