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8. While workers time in role and experience were positively correlated, there
was a significant number of fatalities where the worker had experience, but
was fairly new to their current job.
9. Workers fell from as little as less than a meter, but the most common heights
of fatal falls were from 3 and 6 metres. These heights roughly correspond to
one and two-storey heights.
10. The two most common locations that workers fell from were roof edges and
ladders.
11. Most fatalities occurred on the worksites where there were 1-3 workers
present at the time of incident
12. Most workers worked for businesses with 1-5 employees.
13. The three most common contributing factors to falls were lack of worksite
instruction, not wearing PPE and lack of falls training.
