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Wed May 19, 2021 - National Edition #11
Lucy Perry â CEG CORRESPONDENT
Falls are a leading cause of deaths on construction sites. But fall-through hazards â into or through a hole â are just as common as falls from height.
Deaths from falls lead fatalities in construction. Construction workers just as often die from fall-through hazards as they do from work at elevations. In 2018, OSHA logged the preventable deaths of 320 workers. This year
OSHA s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction showcases the critical need for safety precautions both around holes and at height.
Holes are defined by OSHA as gaps or spaces in a floor, roof, horizontal walking-working surface, or similar surface at least 2 in. at its smallest dimension.