Only person I know who fell off one died. Real tragic, he had just retired.

I fell off a step ladder as a teenager and physically was only badly bruised.

It has left me with a lifelong minor fear of ladders though.

It's a bit odd that you know so many people that have fallen off of ladders. I'm not saying it's suspicious, but still, maybe someone ought to look into it.

Damn that's brutal...

I've jumped out of ladders as I've felt them starting to fall a couple of times, never more than like 2 metres high though, and it's scary.

I wouldn't climb anything higher without strapping my self up to something, it's just asking for a quick grave...

a 5 ft fall can genuinely be deadly

Most adults are tall enough that their brain/head/face can get serious injuries in an uncontrolled loss of consciousness. Any additional height simply makes the fall harder to control and increases the energy that needs to be safely dispersed.

Yes, even falls from household ladders are deadly serious.

That's 1,5 meters? Lmao I'm surprised anyone followed that requirement

on the slipping/tripping side, i am friends with someone who either is or used to be the world's foremost expert on knocking over old people (she both loves and hates when i describe her PhD that way). like 2/3 falls are because of vision problems. keep your eyes healthy and your vision prescriptions as current as you can afford!

I worked as a metal roofer for a bit, ladders were the scariest part (okay unharnessed on a wet steel roof is scarier). But most of the injuries I saw were ladders. Like if we had the choice, climb up scaffolding or use a man lift.