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Every fall at a construction site costs average of $100,000 in workers? comp claims

Falls from elevations by roofers cost an average of $106,000 per claim, while falls by carpenters cost an average of $97,000 each. The numbers are included in a new presentation from OSHA.

February 24, 2012

Falls from elevations by roofers cost an average of $106,000 per claim, while falls by carpenters cost an average of $97,000 each. The numbers are included in a new presentation from OSHA. The agency looked at data for injuries resulting from falls from elevations from 2005 to 2007.

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