The second largest cause of fatal accidents over the past ten years has
been falls from heights. Many of these involve maintenance of, or alterations
to, buildings.
Lack of fall protection
farm worker received head, shoulder and back injuries when he fell 3 metres
from a platform gantry in a grainstore during dismantling.
Fall through fragile roof
a farm worker fractured his back and badly bruised his ribs after falling
through a fragile roof whilst cleaning the gutters.
Working on fragile roofs farm worker fell through a fragile roof while cleaning valley gutters.
No precautions had been taken to prevent the fall.
Roof edge protection employee fell from the roof of a poultry unit while cleaning extraction
fans.
Unsecured work platforms two employees suffered major injuries when the fell from a cage which
had been lifted on the forks of telescopic handler.
Falling through a rooflight young worker fell through a rooflight while assisting in the repair
of a farm roof.
Use suitable lifting equipment
An employee was injured after falling from an unsecured potato box that was being used as a work platform on the forks of a raised FLT.
