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TABLE 15-A DISABLING ACCIDENTS FROM FALLS IN OFFICE WORK Kiefer Study--8,000 employees (a five-year study) In hallways and work areas, caused by running, slipping, tripping over wires, desk drawers, file cabinet drawers, etc From chairs Stairs Escalators or elevators Disabling Accidents Total 34 19 11 7 71 Days Lost 377 116 95 54 642 California Survey-1,000,000 employees (a one-year study) FALLS OR SUPS ON WALKING SURFACES Slippery surface Large object in path Uneven surface Small object (litter) m path Fainting, seizure Loss of balance m pushing/pulling object Surface condition not specified FALLS OR SUPS ON STAIRS OR STEPS Uneven surface Slippery surface Littered surface Condition unspecified FALLS OR SUPS FROM CHAIRS FALLS OR SUPS FROM ELEVATION Standing on office furniture (including chairs) While climbing ladders Other FALLS WHEN GETTING INTO OR ALIGHTING FROM ELEVATOR Disabling Accidents By Category Totals 941 245 164 105 55 30 14 326 384 133 15 5 231 192 76 31 24 21 10 mg personnel (other than clerical or admini strative), and certain stock, order, and in ventory clerks The California study did not cover employees of the Federal government, maritime workers, and railroad workers in interstate commerce Dr Kiefer's study, on the other hand, did include salespeople, claims adjusters, medical personnel, and supply and warehouse personnel Dr Kiefer's Equitable study covered approximately 8000 insurance company employees working in one building, about 5 per cent of whom were maintenance person nel Dunng the 1962-1966 period, die injury frequency rate was 2 6, and seventy rate was 15 for the office workers The average days charged per disabling injury was 5 9 These figures compare with a frequency of 1 6 found in the California study, and a fre quency of 0 5 for office workers of paper 375