Table 2.
Height of falls, selected characteristics.
| Characteristics | Height of Falls
|
Total Falls1 (Number) % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 6 Feet | 6–15 Feet | 16–30 Feet | More than 30 Feet | ||
|
| |||||
| Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | ||
| Total | (7) 2.2% | (74) 23.4% | (128) 40.5% | (107) 33.9% | (316) 100% |
| Age | |||||
| Less than 25 years | 2.3% | 23.3% | 37.2% | 37.2% | (43) 100% |
| 25–44 years | 0.6% | 18.9% | 43.3% | 37.2% | (164) 100% |
| 45–64 years | 3.4% | 28.7% | 39.1% | 28.7% | (87) 100% |
| 65+ years | 13.3% | 53.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% | (15) 100% |
| Not reported | 0.0% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 71.4% | (7) 100% |
| Employment Status | |||||
| Wage-and-salary | 1.5% | 21.2% | 41.0% | 36.3% | (273) 100% |
| Self-employed | 3.6% | 42.9% | 39.3% | 14.3% | (28) 100% |
| Other/Not reported | 13.3% | 26.7% | 33.3% | 26.7% | (15) 100% |
| Occupation | |||||
| Construction laborers, helpers | 1.7% | 29.3% | 51.7% | 17.2% | (58) 100% |
| Structural metal workers | 0.0% | 9.5% | 38.1% | 52.4% | (42) 100% |
| Supervisors, construction | 5.1% | 17.9% | 43.6% | 33.3% | (39) 100% |
| Carpenters | 0.0% | 54.5% | 39.4% | 6.1% | (33) 100% |
| Roofers | 0.0% | 23.3% | 63.3% | 13.3% | (30) 100% |
| Other, n.e.c. | 3.5% | 18.4% | 28.9% | 49.1% | (114) 100% |
| Job Tenure | |||||
| Up to 1 week | 0.0% | 30.6% | 38.9% | 30.6% | (36) 100% |
| >1 week to 2 months | 0.0% | 17.1% | 48.8% | 34.1% | (41) 100% |
| >2 months to 6 months | 6.3% | 18.8% | 40.6% | 34.4% | (32) 100% |
| >6 months to 2 years | 2.2% | 22.2% | 35.6% | 40.0% | (45) 100% |
| >2 years to 5 years | 0.0% | 26.5% | 29.4% | 44.1% | (34) 100% |
| >5 years | 1.5% | 30.9% | 45.6% | 22.1% | (68) 100% |
| Unknown/Not reported | 5.0% | 16.7% | 40.0% | 38.3% | (60) 100% |
| Industry | |||||
| General Building Contractors – Residential | 0.0% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 3.2% | (31) 100% |
| General Building Contractors – Nonresidential | 2.9% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 25.7% | (35) 100% |
| Roofing, Siding, & Sheet Metal Work | 0.0% | 26.3% | 54.4% | 19.3% | (57) 100% |
| Structural Steel Erection | 0.0% | 8.3% | 47.2% | 44.4% | (36) 100% |
| Special Trade Contractors, n.e.c. | 3.5% | 21.1% | 32.5% | 43.0% | (114) 100% |
| Other, n.e.c. | 4.7% | 16.3% | 30.2% | 48.8% | (43) 100% |
| Employer Size | |||||
| Up to 20 employees | 1.2% | 27.5% | 44.3% | 26.9% | (167) 100% |
| 21 to 200 employees | 2.4% | 18.1% | 38.6% | 41.0% | (83) 100% |
| More than 200 employees | 3.0% | 24.2% | 21.2% | 51.5% | (33) 100% |
| Unknown/Not reported | 6.1% | 15.2% | 45.5% | 33.3% | (33) 100% |
1
Height of fall is missing for 9 of 325 cases.