ladder fall

Climber's sudden drop

A ladder fall is a fall from a ladder, one of the most common causes of serious injury in workplace and home settings.

The term appears frequently in safety regulations, accident reports, and insurance claims.

OSHA statistics show ladder falls account for thousands of emergency room visits annually.

Prevention measures include proper ladder placement, three-point contact, and avoiding overreaching.

Related
  • climbAscend using effort
  • rungLadder's horizontal step
  • heightVertical extent upward
  • slipMinor error or misstep
  • accidentUnintended harmful event

injury · broken · broken bone · head injury · scaffold · rooftop · tumble · plunge · safety · safety harness · harness · balance · grip · step · descent · wobble · crash · bruise

Opposites
control and intentionality

ladder fallcontrolled descent

Intentional, regulated falling

stepping down · rappelling · dismounting · abseiling

direction of movement

ladder fallclimbing up

ascending · scaling · going up · mounting · ascent

outcome

ladder fallsafe landing

soft landing · steady climb

Family

ladder, fall, ladders, laddered, laddering, falls, fell, fallen, falling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG