No one should ever
fall from elevation, there are very good systems available to keep you safe and from hitting the surface below.
FALL PROTECTION
Falls to a lower level are classified as fall to lower level, unspecified; fall from collapsing structure or equipment; fall through surface; and other fall to lower level.
Approximately three-quarters (76.7 percent) of the falls to a lower level were categorized as event code 433, "other fall to lower level"; 10.2 percent were "fall from collapsing structure or equipment"; and 9.4 percent were "fall to lower level, unspecified." Within "other fall to lower level," when the height of the fall was unspecified or less than 6 feet, there were more sprains, strains, and tears than fractures.
Injuries from falls to lower levels, 2013
Neither of these studies, however, evaluated characteristics, which can distinguish those who reported one
fall from those who report recurrent falls.
Characteristics of outpatients reporting recurrent falls in a fall prevention clinic
"We urge people who live in one- and two-family homes to put them in because even a
fall from the first floor can kill a child," said Department of Health spokesperson Fredric Winters.
Window guard inspections urged
For your chip's next stunt, it must
fall from a height of 2 m (6 ft.) and land on a hard floor.
Stunts in motion
Chladni espoused the heretical notion that stones and masses of iron
fall from the sky and deserve recognition as natural phenomena.
After the fall: in 1794, a heavenly epistle heralds the study of meteorites
WHAT BETTER NAME than "fall" for a season when trillions of leaves
fall from billions of trees?
When the leaves fall off
Nov 14, 1986: Jayne Thompson, 22, died six days after sustaining severe head injuries in a fall from Hot Betty at Catterick May 10, 1986: Michael Blackmore died after being kicked after a fall at Market Rasen
Jul 8, 1981: Joe Blanks, 24, killed after colliding with a concrete post in a fall from Leigh Queen at Brighton
sean cleary: Racecourse deaths in Britain and Ireland
After all, thousands of people die each year when they
fall from much lower heights, such as from ladders and stairs.
The world's most fantastic falls