Neuroimmunology
Acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
Jun. 18, 2024
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Percentage of occupational ladder fall fatalities and nonfatal ladder fall injuries treated in emergency departments, by fall height (when documented), United States, 2011
¶ Nonfatal emergency department-treated injuries in this height category did not meet criteria for publication without compromise of confidentiality.
§ 95% confidence interval.
Abbreviations: CFOI = Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries; NEISS-Work = National Electronic Injury Surveillance System–occupational supplement; BLS = Bureau of Labor Statistics. Notes: (1) Percentage of ladder fall fatalities was generated with restricted access to BLS CFOI microdata and might differ from results released by BLS.
Fatality counts on which the percentages are calculated are based are 82 cases where ladder height was indicated and include deaths of workers of all ages, volunteer workers, and resident military personnel. (2) Excludes 31 fatalities and 22,600 nonfatal injuries with unknown fall height. (Source: Socias CM, Chaumont Menéndez CK, Collins JW, Simeonov P; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. Occupational ladder fall injuries, United States, 2011. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(16):341-6. Erratum in: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(18):416. Public domain.)