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Fall from heights is the most frequent type of occupational accident among truck drivers; these incidents are a major cause of fractures. A major triggering factor for falling from heights is the wrong footing (i.e. slip, trip, mis-step), accounting for 27% of these types of falls. Descending from the cab has been identified to be particularly problematic.

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