The Scope of the Problem In 2024, 844 US workers died in falls, representing 17 percent of all workplace deaths, according to the National Safety Council. Another 480,000 were injured seriously enough to require time off work. Falls were the second l
Introduction Falls are the leading cause of work-related death in US construction. According to CDC and NIOSH data from 2024, construction workers experienced 95 percent of all fatal falls from elevation and 44 percent of all nonfatal slips, trips, a
