08-28-2008, 06:31 PM
The number of fatal on-the-job falls in 2007 rose to a series high of 835—a 39 percent increase since 1992
when the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries program was first conducted.
The increase for falls overall in 2007 was driven primarily by increases in falls on same level
(up 21 percent from 2006) and falls from nonmoving vehicles (up 17 percent).
Falls from roofs, however, were down 13 percent from the number in 2006.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/
when the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries program was first conducted.
The increase for falls overall in 2007 was driven primarily by increases in falls on same level
(up 21 percent from 2006) and falls from nonmoving vehicles (up 17 percent).
Falls from roofs, however, were down 13 percent from the number in 2006.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/