On average, each month close to 100 people are hospitalized for a fall from a ladder. Adult males had the highest rate of injury.

Learn more about falls from ladders in December’s Ontario Injury Compass.

The December issue of Compass is part of a series of e-reports produced by the Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre. Each report focuses on a single injury issue and provides Ontario data broken down by age, sex and region.

Each report also includes prevention tips and a list of additional resources pertaining to the injury topic.

Download the report (in PDF format) or sign up via email up via email at compass@oninjuryresources.ca to automatically receive the reports by e-mail each month.