Falls are the fourth leading cause of serious workplace injuries and falls from ladders account for a large portion of these injuries. In 2010, there were 129 fatalities caused by workers falling from a ladder and 14,710 injuries that required at least one lost day of work.
Epidemiological research has shown that the majority of ladder falls occur while individuals are standing and working on a stepladder. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines state that the worker should stand within the rails of the ladder to prevent him or her from falling and to keep the ladder from tipping over. Even though OSHA also regulates that employers provide training on the proper use of ladders, ladder falls still occur at a high frequency, and many are caused because workers reach too far, placing their center of mass beyond the ladder rail.
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