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Ministry of
Labour
Worker Location and Height of Fall
Height (m)
Worker Location
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10-19 20+ Total
Roof 4 3 2 9 2 3 1 4 28
Ladder 1 7 1 1 4 3 1 1 2 21
Scaffold 1 3 1 2 1 8
Suspended Platform 1 6 7
Floor 4 1 1 6
Moving Equipment 1 2 1 1 5
Other 1 1 1 1 4
Tree 1 1 1 3
Road/Ramp/Dock 1 1 1 3
Balcony 1 1 2
Platform 1 1 2
Total 3 9 14 8 7 16 3 5 4 9 11 89
• 31.5% of the fatal falls were from roofs (28 fatalities). Nine of these roof falls were
from 6 metres.
• Ladders accounted for 23.6% of fatal falls (21 fatalities). Seven of these ladder falls
were
from 2 metres.
• There were six fatal falls from suspended platforms that were more than 20 metres.
• Worker location was rolled up to a less detailed level and some heights were
grouped.
Note that fatalities for which heights were unknown were excluded.
