Fatal Four Part Two: Falls - August 2026 - Week 34
Falls are number one on OSHA’s Fatal Four, the single leading cause of death and one of the top causes of serious injury across virtually every industry that involves working at height, on equipment, on stairs, or on ladders. Last week we covered struck-by hazards. This week we move to falls, and the conversation is going to be just as direct.
What makes falls such a persistent hazard is the same thing that makes them so difficult to take seriously: most of the time, nothing happens. People climb ladders incorrectly for years without incident. They skip fall protection on quick tasks for months without a problem. And then one time the conditions are slightly different, the footing is slightly off, the reach is slightly too far, and the outcome is catastrophic. The fall that kills someone usually looks identical to the hundred before it that did not. This week we are going to talk about why that pattern exists and what breaks it.
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