About 72 percent of these accidents are caused by structural problems, workers slipping and falling, or workers being
struck by falling objects or debris.
A recent BLS study revealed that 72 percent of workers injured in scaffold accidents reported the cause of the accident to be one of three factors: the plank or support gave way, the worker slipped, or the worker was
struck by a falling object.
Not exact matches
According to a report
by Center for Disease Control, over 16,000 children under the age of 4 years, died from some controllable reasons like drowning, suffocation and other fatal injuries from being
struck or
falling of the
objects.
The research team looked at the number of injuries, severity of injury, type of hospital interventions, patient deaths and costs - per - patient in children with gunshot injuries compared with children whose injuries resulted from other mechanisms, including stabbing, being hit
by a motor vehicle,
struck by blunt
object,
falls, motor vehicle crashes and others.
Trauma to the mouth can knock out one or more teeth (for instance, if your dog is
struck in the face with an
object, if he
falls from a significant height or if he is hit
by a car).
Most of the reported injuries were caused
by being
struck by an
object of some sort or from
falls.
One of the top causes of construction - related deaths is being
struck by falling or swinging
objects.
The most common causes of traumatic brain injuries are
falls (28 percent) and traffic crashes (20 percent), followed
by injury from being
struck by an
object and physical assaults.
The leading causes of emergency room visits overall are
falls, being
struck by or against an
object, natural or environmental causes, poisoning, being cut or pierced, and motor vehicle accident.
Struck by object:
Objects that are not securely fastened can easily
fall and land on employees in a construction site.
These four injuries are
falls, electrocutions, «
struck by object,» and «caught in - between.»
For employee
struck by object and
falling to floor on job.
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Of the 874 fatalities in 2014, 349 were due to
falls, 74 workers were electrocuted, 73 were
struck by an
object, and 12 were killed after becoming caught in an
object.
Next, slips, trips, and
falls were the cause of 16 percent of all injuries, then being
struck by or colliding with an
object at 10 percent, accidents involving tools at seven percent, and chronic or repetitive traumas or injuries at four percent.
Falls account for 36 percent of all construction accident fatalities, electrocution for 10 percent,
struck -
by - an -
object for 9 percent, and caught - in - between for 2 percent.
Under the «
struck -
by -
object» category,
falling loads,
falling power tools,
falling manual tools and machinery can all result in a construction worker being
struck.
Comp provides reimbursement for a set of named perils that include, fire, hit an animal,
falling object, car get's
struck by lightning and more.
Damage that is generally covered
by Michigan renters insurance includes vandalism, theft, fire, water damage from burst pipes, smoke, broken glass,
falling objects, vehicle
strikes and most electrical surges (though not generally for televisions or radios).
Typically actions like riots,
strikes and malicious damage
fall under the broad form of insurance which also includes explosions, theft,
falling objects, smoke and damage caused
by vehicles and aircraft.
These perils include lightning
strikes to the condo or property, wind or hail damage, explosion damage, power surges, the weight of snow, ice, or sleet that causes roof damage, theft, vandalism, fire, damage
by vehicles, damage
by aircraft, riot or civil disobedience, smoke damage, and
falling objects.