Citation

J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 2014; 312(1): 20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.2014.6691

PMID

25058207

Abstract

Closer collaboration among employers, safety experts, and health professionals may help prevent thousands of on-the-job injuries from falls involving ladders, according to a new analysis.

Using data from several surveillance systems, investigators reported that 113 people died in 2011 after falling from a ladder at work. Another 34 000 workers had injuries that required emergency medical care and 15 460 others were hurt badly enough to need at least 1 day off from work (Socias CM et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014;63[16]:341-346)....

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