Ground falls injuries from

Analysis of the accident database allows safety professionals to learn from the experience of the entire industry. The factors responsible for many ground fall injuries emerge from this analysis, and possible solutions can be identified as well. It also allows for the timely recognition of trends, both from a standpoint of identifying successful interventions as well as focusing on emerging issues. 

TABLE 23.2 Nonfatal fall of ground Injuries from 1996 to 1998... 

An LTI is a lost time incident, mentioned earlier as an accident which causes one or more days away from work. A non-LTI injury does not result in time away from work. A near hit (often called a near miss) is an incident which causes no injury, but had the potential to do so (e.g. a falling object hitting the ground, but missing personnel). An example of an unsafe act would be a poorly secured ladder, where no incident occurs, but which potentially could have been the cause of an incident. 

Main causes of injury in workplaces from movement of people slips and falls on level ground ... 

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