Worldwide, it is estimated that a sedentary lifestyle is responsible for 6% of coronary heart disease cases, 7% of type 2 diabetes, 10% of breast cancer and 10% of colon cancer cases. In fact, it was recently reported that inactivity is responsible for more annual deaths than smoking.
Workplace Ladder Falls a Major Cause of Deaths, Injuries: CDC. There were 113 ladder-related deaths, more than 34,000 ER-treated injuries in 2011 alone. Please note: This article was published more than one year ago. The facts and conclusions presented may have since changed and may no longer be accurate. And More information links may no longer work.
Since 1973, the WCB has logged more than 14,000 lost-time injury cases from slips and falls on snow and ice, representing millions of lost work days. However, this report focuses on just a subset of those casesâincidents recorded by the WCB from January 2012 through June 2013.