Falls on Construction Sites

• Author: Charles E. Turnbow
• Pages: 491-502

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CHAPTER 20

Falls on Construction Sites

§2000 Introduction

§2005 Accidents Involving Subcontractor Employees

§2010 Four Categories of Hazards

§2011 Wet Surfaces

§2012 Construction Processes

§2013 Falls on Debris

§2014 Falls From Heights

§2020 Multiple Defendants in Construction Cases

Case 1: Multiple Defendants

Case 2: Contractors and Sub-contractors

§2030 Peculiar or Special Risk

§2040 Structural Defects

Case 1: Fall Through Plywood Roof Sheathing

Case 2: Unfinished Skylight

Case 3: Joist Walking

Case 4: Defective Scaffold Plank

Case 5: Steel Plate on Construction Ramp

Case 6: Glazed Tile on Entry Court

§2050 Poor Workplace Maintenance

Case 1: Trip Over Wire

Case 2: Concrete Cutting Creates Slipping Hazard

Case 3: Fall on Plaster Dust in Hospital

§2060 Falls on Mechanized Equipment

§2061 Duty

§2070 Evaluating the Hazard

§2071 Entry Steps

§2071.1 Fixed Steps and Ladders

§2071.2 Equipment Maintenance

§2071.3 Site Maintenance

Case 1: Fall on Truck From Grease Accumulation

Case 2: Driver Slips on Debris

§2072 Catwalks and Control Stations

§2073 Forklift Rails and Loader Buckets

Case 1: Fall From Forklift

§2074 Hoists and Manlifts