Falls by workers, whether from elevated heights or from the same level, are among the leading causes of work-related injuries and deaths in U.S. workplaces. For this reason, coupled with advances in ...

Most folks use ladders in their day-to-day lives, either professionally or personally. That's why training on safe ladder usage so important—and so difficult, says Mike Van Bree, president of the ...

The plaintiff was performing siding work on a pump-jack scaffold when it collapsed, causing him to fall 35 feet to the concrete surface below. A man who fell more than 30 feet on a job site allegedly ...

Construction – Accidents; Workplace – Workplace Safety; Construction – Scaffolds and Ladders; Slips, Trips & Falls – Fall from Height; Worker/Workplace Negligence – Negligent Training, Negligent ...