Workplace Falls

• Author: Charles E. Turnbow
• Pages: 387-400

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CHAPTER 16

Workplace Falls

§1600 Introduction

§1610 Relationship Between Worker and Property Owner

Picture: Industrial Stairway

Picture: Improper Tread Size

Case 1: Housing Project Floor

Case 2: Office Lobby

Case 3: Industrial Stairway

§1620 Nature of Hazard

§1621 Building Code Violations and Structural Defects

§1622 Hazards Resulting From Improper Building Material

Case 1: Contractor vs. Owner Liability

§1623 Hazards Resulting From Improper Maintenance

Case 1: Failure to Warn

Case 2: Failure to Inspect

Case 3: Failure to Clean

Case 4: Slippery Driveway

§1624 Hazards Created by Third Parties

Case 1: Construction Site

Case 2: Leaking Roof

Case 3: Stopped Floor Drain

Case 4: Leaking Six-Pack

§1630 Documenting Hazard and Accident

§1631 Source and Format of Photographs

§1640 Notice Problems

§1650 Common Industry Hazards

§1660 Notice of Hazard Inherent to Activity

Case 1: Safety Boots

§1670 Sources of Evidence

§1671 Coworkers and Supervisors

§1672 OSHA and Other Accident Reports

§1673 Training Manuals

§1674 Claims or Risk Management Manuals

§1675 Employee Training Videos

§1676 Federal, State and Local Safety Orders

§1677 Federal, State and Local Safety Advisories

§1680 Plaintiff-in-Intervention

§1681 Intervenor as Only Plaintiff

§1682 When Defendant Settles With Intervenor

Case 1: Intervenor as “Missing Chair”