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Contributing Factors: Summary Results
• "Lack of worksite instruction" was the most common contributing factor. It was observed in
44 of the 92 fall fatalities (47.8%).
• "Not wearing PPE" was a contributing factor in 42.4% of the fatalities, "lack of falls training"
in 31.5%, "wearing PPE improperly" in 26.1%, and "improper guarding" in 23.9%.
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Overexertion and Unusual Control
Pushed or Hurt by Object
Unsafe Scaffold
Unsafe Behaviour/Misjudgement
Other Unsafe Tools/Equipment or Usage
Unsafe Ladder Use
Harmful Conditions
Improper Guarding
Wearing PPE Improperly
Lack of Falls Training
Not Wearing PPE
Lack of Worksite Instruction
Contributing Factors
