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Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention for Healthcare Workers

December 2010
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2011-123
cover of 2011-120

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [2009], the incidence rate of lost-workday injuries from slips, trips, and falls (STFs) on the same level in hospitals was 38.2 per 10,000 employees, which was 90% greater than the average rate for all other private industries combined (20.1 per 10,000 employees). STFs as a whole are the second most common cause of lost-workday injuries in hospitals.

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