Mining Product: Infographic: Falls Can Kill!
Original creation date: November 2020
Authors: M Nasarwanji
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20061596
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Oct; :1
This infographic provides five major tips and related advice for avoiding falls in mines. The data informing this infographic are based on a NIOSH analysis of fatal incidents investigated by MSHA between 2006 and 2015 involving slips and falls.
Further information can be found in Causes of Fall Fatalities at Surface Mines and Contributing Factors to Slip, Trip, and Fall Fatalities at Surface Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines.
For Spanish speakers, download the same infographic with text in Spanish.
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20061596
Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Oct; :1
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