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Working in residential construction since the 1980s I've seen several people fall from that height. None of them injured all of them were not direct falls most
by lumberingjack 6y ago
Working in residential construction since the 1980s I've seen several people fall from that height. None of them injured all of them were not direct falls most of them were scrapes along walls. I've also seen way more people fall from step ladders two or three feet tall and get injured worse. One case in the early 90s a painter exterior work about 32 ft tall fell from maybe 26 ft his primary concern was not spilling his paint landed in a koi pond on his butt didn't spill the drop of paint.
- JackFr 6y agoA construction worker friend was working about 40 feet up on an extension ladder when the base went out. He said the hard part was resisting the urge to jump off, but they had been taught (correctly) that all jumping will do is increase the rate of falling. He rode it to the ground and was ok.