"When he first picked himself up off the ground after falling from a ladder on a job site six years ago, Mark Foster thought at worst he might be a bit sore for a few days. Though he'd smacked his head after tumbling from a height of four metres, the then 44-year-old from Ingersoll, Ont., initially saw no reason to believe he'd suffered an injury that would soon have life-changing consequences."
"Last year alone in Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) reported 242 injury claims related to ladder accidents and injuries. That works out to one injury every working day of the month. On average, those injuries accounted for an average of 29 lost work days per person. Those stats only include injuries that led to WSIB claims; they don't account for ladder injuries and deaths that happen at home."
"At the time of his injury, Foster, a master electrician also trained to work on industrial refrigeration systems, was installing metal electrical conduit in the ceiling of a commercial building in Paris, Ont. It was a standard assignment for the experienced contractor who frequently travelled as far as the Quebec border and Thunder Bay for what is highly specialized, technical work installing air-handling systems in commercial and residential buildings."
Mark Foster fell from a ladder on a job site six years ago and initially appeared uninjured despite hitting his head. He continued working before later developing life-changing consequences. Last year in Ontario, the WSIB reported 242 ladder-related injury claims, averaging 29 lost work days per injured person. Those WSIB figures exclude ladder injuries and deaths that occur at home. Public Health Ontario recorded falls from scaffolding and ladders in 2019 that resulted in 20 deaths, about 88,000 emergency department visits and 1,024 hospitalizations. A co-worker later noticed Foster looked pale after he had packed his tools to head home.
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