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Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 1, 2027 · 3 behaviours · 10 occurrences · 4 of 6 recordings
138 minutes recorded, 23 read closely, the rest skimmed.
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Keeps happening, and one slip from a claim.
One slip with both hands full, and there is nothing to grab.
All 4, back to back
Successive frames show the wearer progressing onto the yellow beam while carrying the nailer in the right hand and managing the hose with the left. Both hands are occupied during this crossing.
1:49–1:52 · Passed the second look · Mar 24 · Practice footage, house framing
The wearer balances on open framing above the lower floor while both hands carry a long framing member.
3:07–3:11 · Passed the second look · Mar 24 · Practice footage, house framing
The wearer holds a long board with both hands while balanced on open roof framing at height, leaving neither hand free to hold support.
21:44–21:48 · Passed the second look · Jun 18 · Practice footage, timber house, Japan
Successive frames show the wearer progressing across the open timber frame while carrying long metal braces. Several views show material occupying both hands as boots remain on the narrow beams.
2:56–3:23 · Passed the second look · Sep 15 · Practice footage, short framing clips joined
One foot off a member a few inches wide, and the worker drops between the framing.
All 3, back to back
Real concernBoots rest on narrow framing with open gaps showing the lower floor and ground. No fall protection is visible.
0:01–8:50 · Usual for the trade · Mar 24 · Practice footage, house framing
The wearer's boots and legs are supported on narrow framing with open gaps and the ground visible below. No fall protection is visible.
45:46–46:28 · Beyond the usual · Aug 6 · Practice footage, whole house framing
The wearer's boots rest on narrow framing above a storey-high open drop, with no deck, scaffold or fall-arrest line visible.
48:03–48:07 · Passed the second look · Aug 6 · Practice footage, whole house framing
One step back without looking, and the worker is through the opening.
All 3, back to back
The wearer's boots are supported on exposed beams and joists with step-through gaps immediately beside and between them. These openings at the wearer's footing level have neither covers nor surrounding rails.
3:44–4:23 · Usual for the trade · Mar 24 · Practice footage, house framing
The wearer's boots are supported on exposed joists and beams, with gaps large enough to step into directly between the footholds. These openings at the wearer's level have no covers or surrounding rails.
6:34–7:13 · Usual for the trade · Mar 24 · Practice footage, house framing
A worker stands on plywood within a step of a large uncovered, unrailed opening between the framing members.
23:03–23:07 · Passed the second look · Jun 18 · Practice footage, timber house, Japan
Stays out of the report unless it repeats or you put it in.
One misstep or shifted board at the edge, and nothing stops the fall.
A worker is perched at the unguarded roof edge a full storey above the ground, with no visible attached line or scaffold below.
63:25–63:29 · Passed the second look · Aug 6 · Practice footage, whole house framing
Timber framing work includes moving and fitting engineered joists across exposed beams and joists while carrying a nailer, managing a hose, and using an adhesive gun. Open gaps lie directly between and beside footholds without visible covers or surrounding rails, and projecting joist ends have no visible rail, barricade, or tie-off. The hose crosses footing surfaces and loops across the wearer's legs, while tools or bulky joists occupy both hands during portions of movement. Spare framing members lie across open joists without visible blocking or restraint, while a sheet stack rests on the continuous lower deck. Visible controls include coated work gloves, an intermittently free hand that sometimes contacts framing for support, and clear footing surfaces in one portion of the sequence.
A draft from the observations.
Workers are erecting timber framing, supported on narrow elevated timbers with the lower floor visible through the framing and no fall protection visible at the interior drop. A ladder extends from the lower deck to the elevated framing beside the worker in dark clothing, providing access to the work. A mallet rests loose on elevated timber at the open interior edge, with a worker and the lower work floor visible below. The camera wearer grips the mallet with a bare right hand while working the timber connection; the left hand wears a glove.
A draft from the observations.
The wearer and coworkers position long timber framing together, handle metal bracing, and reach elevated framing from a stepladder and an adjacent scaffold platform. Repeated views show boots on narrow timbers above open bays with no fall protection visible; gaps in the plywood and framing have no visible covers or surrounding rails, and their drop depth is not established. A coworker leans sideways beyond the stepladder rails with one foot extended away, while the scaffold has an unguarded inner edge facing the open frame. Loose mallets rest on elevated framing above coworkers, a tool hose crosses narrow framing beside a boot, and bare hands handle metal bracing and rough-edged timber. Gloves and hard hats are visible in some observations, while other views show clear footing surfaces, a tool kept back from an open edge, and a hammer with an attached head and visibly intact handle.
A draft from the observations.
The observations show wood framing work involving positioning unfinished lumber, using tools at a wall’s top plate, and moving between levels by ladder. Repeated views show footing on narrow, open framing above a lower level or the ground, with no visible fall protection and a green air hose crossing the footing area. Loose boards and a pneumatic nailer rest near exposed edges, with people visible below at other points in the sequences; both visible workers wear soft hats, and bare hands handle rough lumber. Several passages contain loose lumber, offcuts or a cord or hose, while one subfloor path is clear and lumber assemblies and sheathing are stacked on the ground beside the truck. These head-worn camera observations passed a second look but have not yet been reviewed by a person.
A draft from the observations.
Timber frame assembly includes positioning a crossbeam from scaffold platforms and a ladder, with two workers supporting and guiding the beam; plywood and scaffold routes are visibly clear. Scaffold bays have open building-facing edges without guardrails, and feet are visible on narrow beams above open bays with no attached fall protection visible. A loose mallet, an open hardware box at a scaffold edge, and unrestrained metal braces are visible above lower work or access areas, including areas with workers below. The wearer handles timber with bare hands and carries braces across the framing with both hands occupied in several views, while a later view shows one hand free. Some workers wear hard hats, while one worker below has no hard hat visible; green screening covers the adjacent scaffold's outside perimeter, but interior framing openings remain uncovered.
A draft from the observations.
Work includes carrying metal frames, sorting tools and handling a bucket in a wheelbarrow, positioning a load at a hoist, and attaching a metal crosspiece beside insulated pipes. Metal frames, projecting bars, pallet-jack forks, loose tools, footwear and a bag occupy walking or standing areas, while frames restrict footing at the elevator doorway. The scaffold route has gaps beside the main walkway and obstructions along the walking path; continuous top and intermediate outer rails, toe boards and red screening are also visible. Floor space beside the load and at the hoist entrance is clear of loose debris, and the electrical control enclosure is covered. Gloves are visible during material handling, tool sorting, load positioning, attachment work and measuring.
A draft from the observations.
Materials and equipment seen: adhesive gun, air hose, beams, boots, bucket, cardboard box, compressor, driver, engineered I-joists, framing lumber, glove, gravel, green screening, hammer, hand tool, hard hats, hoist, insulated pipes, ladder, mallet, mallets, metal braces, metal bracing, metal crosspiece, metal frames, metal hardware, metal scaffold platforms, nailer, pallet jack, pencil, plywood, plywood decking, pneumatic nailer, power tool, scaffold, scaffold boards, screws, sheathing, sheet material, soft hats, stepladder, tape measure, timber, timber beams, timber framing, tool hose, truck, wheelbarrow, work gloves.
Everything we kept: 130 clips. Nothing here is in the report unless it repeats or you say so.
Successive frames show the wearer progressing onto the yellow beam while carrying the nailer in the right hand and managing the hose with the left. Both hands are occupied during this crossing.
1:49–1:52 · Passed the second look
The wearer balances on open framing above the lower floor while both hands carry a long framing member.
3:07–3:11 · Passed the second look
Successive frames show the wearer changing footing on exposed joists while transporting a long I-joist. Both hands grip the member during portions of this movement, and the large load remains in hand while repositioning.
3:16–3:28 · Passed the second look
Successive frames show the wearer retrieving and carrying a bulky joist across open framing toward the yellow beam. Both hands hold the joist during handling, and the load remains in hand as foot positions change.
6:01–6:19 · Passed the second look
Changing foot positions across the sequence show travel over open framing while the right hand carries the nailer and the left manages the hose. Both hands are occupied during part of this travel.
6:34–6:52 · Passed the second look
The wearer holds a long board with both hands while balanced on open roof framing at height, leaving neither hand free to hold support.
21:44–21:48 · Passed the second look
Successive frames show the wearer progressing across the open timber frame while carrying long metal braces. Several views show material occupying both hands as boots remain on the narrow beams.
2:56–3:23 · Passed the second look
Several engineered joist sections lie at differing angles across exposed framing with the lower level visible underneath. Multiple resting sections are separate from the piece being handled, with no securing or blocking visible.
2:19–2:22 · Passed the second look
Several spare I-joists lie overlapping across exposed framing beside the wearer, separate from the member being fitted. Open bays are visible beneath them, with no blocking or fastening securing the staged pieces visible.
3:04–3:37 · Passed the second look
Several loose framing members lie across exposed joists beside the wearer. There is no deck beneath them or visible blocking or restraint securing them.
4:44–4:56 · Passed the second look
Multiple spare I-joist sections lie loose across open joists, separate from the piece being fitted. There is no deck beneath these staged pieces and no visible blocking or fastening securing them.
5:58–6:28 · Passed the second look
A yellow lumber member rests across the tops of open joists near the wearer. There is no deck beneath it and no visible blocking or restraint securing it.
1:07–1:22 · Needs your eyes
Several short lumber pieces lie stacked across the exposed framing beside the wearer. Open gaps are visible underneath, with no blocking or securing visible.
7:16–7:16 · Needs your eyes
The green hose crosses the framing at the wearer's footing and loops across the legs. Open gaps below make a stumble a fall exposure.
0:04–2:40 · Passed the second look
The green air hose loops across the wearer's legs and the framing used for footing above open gaps. At 40.5 seconds it runs beside the right boot and across its supporting framing.
3:59–7:28 · Passed the second look
A green hose crosses exposed joists beside the yellow beam. The sampled view does not establish that the wearer steps across the hose rather than remaining on the adjacent beam.
3:34–3:34 · Needs your eyes
A reddish tool hose loops across the narrow framing beside the coworker's boot. Open framing exposes the lower level beside this footing.
16:40–16:40 · Passed the second look
The green hose crosses the wearer's legs and the narrow framing around the footing area above the visible lower level.
33:04–33:04 · Passed the second look
The green air hose drapes across transverse framing and descends beside the wearer's legs through the footing area. Open gaps beneath this framing expose the lower floor.
61:04–61:13 · Passed the second look
The wearer approaches projecting joist ends with the debris-covered lower level visible beyond and below. The ends are near the boots, with no rail, barricade, or visible tie-off.
6:55–7:01 · Can't tell from the frames
The wearer kneels near the plywood edge with a lower level visible beyond it. The waist and harness attachment area are not visible enough to establish whether a lanyard is attached.
22:40–22:43 · Can't tell from the frames
The wearer’s boots are on narrow framing beside the open exterior drop, with ground visible below. No rail, barricade or tie-off is visible around the wearer.
53:31–53:43 · Can't tell from the frames
A worker is perched at the unguarded roof edge a full storey above the ground, with no visible attached line or scaffold below.
63:25–63:29 · Passed the second look
The boots are near the deck edge, with dirt and scaffold bases visible below. No protective rail, barricade or tie-off is visible between the wearer and the drop.
0:04–0:07 · Can't tell from the frames
A boot is on stacked timber near an edge with lower, rubble-covered ground visible beyond it. Scaffold tubes are below the standing surface; no protective rail or tie-off is visible.
0:29–0:32 · Can't tell from the frames
Workers are supported on narrow elevated timber with the lower floor visible through the framing. No fall protection is visible at the interior drop.
0:01–0:11 · Beyond the usual
The wearer works over narrow timber framing with ground and a lower floor visible through the openings. A boot is visible beside the framing, and no fall protection is in view.
0:10–0:13 · Can't tell from the frames
The wearer's legs straddle narrow framing beside open bays, with the lower work floor visible below. No attached fall protection is visible.
5:45–5:54 · Beyond the usual
The wearer's boots rest on narrow timber members above open bays, with a lower floor and ground visible below. No fall protection is visible.
9:27–9:45 · Beyond the usual
The wearer's boots rest on narrow elevated timbers with open bays and a lower floor visible beneath. No attached fall protection is visible.
19:32–19:56 · Beyond the usual
The wearer's boots and legs are positioned at narrow wall framing, with the lower level visible through the open structure. No fall protection is visible.
33:04–33:07 · Beyond the usual
The wearer's boots and legs are supported on narrow framing with open gaps and the ground visible below. No fall protection is visible.
45:46–46:28 · Beyond the usual
The wearer's boots rest on narrow framing above a storey-high open drop, with no deck, scaffold or fall-arrest line visible.
48:03–48:07 · Passed the second look
Boots rest on narrow framing with the lower floor visible through the gaps. No deck or visible fall protection supports this work.
53:31–53:52 · Beyond the usual
The wearer's legs and boots are supported on narrow, open framing, with the lower floor visible through large gaps. No fall protection is visible.
60:46–61:16 · Can't tell from the frames
The wearer's boots and another worker's feet are on narrow beams above open bays, with the lower floor visible. No attached fall protection is visible.
1:50–4:07 · Beyond the usual
A rectangular opening appears uncovered on the floor below. The wearer remains on elevated framing, so this is not established as an opening in the wearer's own walking surface.
2:28–2:58 · Beyond the usual
Large gaps interrupt the plywood and framing surface around the timber-handling area. The openings have no visible covers or surrounding rails; the drop depth is not established.
2:25–2:31 · Beyond the usual
A worker stands on plywood within a step of a large uncovered, unrailed opening between the framing members.
23:03–23:07 · Passed the second look
A coworker leans sideways beyond the stepladder rails while handling framing, with one foot extended away from the ladder. The ladder's top and feet are visible.
5:33–5:33 · Beyond the usual
The coworker stands on the scaffold beside an unguarded inner edge facing the open timber frame. The adjacent beam is near foot level, with no guardrail between the coworker and the opening.
19:44–19:56 · Can't tell from the frames
Multiple scaffold bays are visible with open building-facing edges lacking guardrails. The wearer and another worker use these platforms while handling the beam.
1:19–1:46 · Can't tell from the frames
Open gaps separate the main walkway from boards beside the building, including around scaffold uprights. These are visible across several bays.
12:41–13:14 · Passed the second look
A mallet rests loose on the elevated timber beside the wearer, at the open interior edge. A worker and the lower work floor are visible below.
0:04–0:04 · Can't tell from the frames
Mallets rest loose on narrow elevated framing beside open bays, with coworkers on the floor below. The handled timber alone does not establish loose material resting at an edge.
5:39–5:54 · Can't tell from the frames
The short board rests across the wall framing and projects over the open edge without visible restraint. A person is visible on the lower working level in the earlier frame.
33:07–33:07 · Can't tell from the frames
A pneumatic nailer and loose timber rest on framing beside the exposed edge above the ground work area. A person is visible in that ground area later in the sequence.
45:49–46:04 · Can't tell from the frames
A mallet rests loose on the narrow elevated timber beside an open bay. A worker is visible on the floor below the framing work.
1:53–1:53 · Can't tell from the frames
An open cardboard box holding metal hardware rests at the unguarded scaffold platform edge. The lower work area and a worker below are visible; no restraint securing the box is apparent.
2:21–2:27 · Can't tell from the frames
Long metal braces rest across narrow upper beams beside open bays, without visible restraint. Workers and the lower work area are visible beneath the framing.
3:08–3:29 · Can't tell from the frames
The metal brace rests unattended across the open framing before fastening begins, above a visible lower access area. The held driver and screws are not themselves evidence of loose stored objects.
3:40–3:43 · Can't tell from the frames
After the nailer is set beside the orange garment, its green hose remains looped across the joists and yellow beam along the wearer's route. The wearer moves across this hose-crossed area.
6:58–7:13 · Beyond the usual
A loose green cord or hose loops across the gravel ahead of the ladder, beside long boards extending across the walking area.
14:54–14:57 · Beyond the usual
Flat framing and loose boards occupy the floor ahead. Workers step among the boards beside the lumber pile.
27:52–27:58 · Beyond the usual
Long timbers and broken wood project into the ground passage between the truck support and the stacked lumber, requiring a step over or around them.
39:54–39:57 · Beyond the usual
Loose lumber blocks and offcuts are scattered through the floor passage beside the work support. Loose pieces also lie on the ground approaching the ladder.
67:55–67:58 · Beyond the usual
Metal frames and projecting bars occupy the narrow route used to collect equipment. Pallet-jack forks extend into the floor space beside them.
0:16–0:34 · Passed the second look
A loose power tool lies beside the wearer's boot, and a long metal hand tool lies across the floor beside the wheelbarrow where the wearer stands and moves.
3:36–3:57 · Passed the second look
Loose footwear lies in the approach to the seating area. A black bag also occupies floor space beside the seating where the wearer stops.
6:28–6:37 · Passed the second look
Loose fittings, wire-like scraps, stacked components and overlapping boards occupy portions of the walking path. The return route passes these obstructions.
12:47–13:14 · Passed the second look
Metal frames occupy the elevator floor and extend into the doorway, leaving restricted footing around the workers' boots as frames are moved.
16:07–16:37 · Passed the second look
A dark cable runs diagonally across the floor passage beside the tool cart. It crosses the walking space rather than remaining contained beneath the cart.
19:24–19:24 · Needs your eyes
Bare hands grip and position the edges of a metal brace. This is material handling before the later fine fastening work.
9:30–9:36 · Can't tell from the frames
The wearer grips and positions timber with bare hands. Rough, splintered edges are visible on the piece being handled.
13:28–13:34 · Can't tell from the frames
Bare hands grip and reposition unfinished framing lumber before the nail gun is picked up.
4:21–4:24 · Can't tell from the frames
Both visible workers wear soft hats rather than hard hats. Work with tools is occurring at the wall’s top plate, including above the standing worker’s head.
9:21–9:27 · Beyond the usual
A worker below the framing has visibly uncovered dark hair while metal braces are handled overhead. No hard hat is visible on that worker.
2:56–3:08 · Beyond the usual
The nailer is positioned against framing and then carried. The sampled frames do not establish firing or clearly resolve trigger contact during carrying.
2:16–2:22 · Can't tell from the frames
Hand on the nail's path? No: the nail stops short of the hand, unless it blows through. The right hand was about 7 in, somewhere from 6 to 15 in from where this nail landed.
4:07–4:13 · Can't tell from the frames
Hand on the nail's path? No: the nail stops short of the hand, unless it blows through. The left hand was about 5 in, somewhere from 3 to 16 in from where this nail landed.
5:07–5:13 · Can't tell from the frames
Hand on the nail's path? No: the nail stops short of the hand, unless it blows through. The left hand was about 14 in, somewhere from 5 to 22 in from where this nail landed.
5:18–5:24 · Beyond the usual
Hand on the nail's path? No: the nail stops short of the hand, unless it blows through. The left hand was about 17 in, somewhere from 9 to 25 in from where this nail landed.
5:26–5:32 · Beyond the usual
The phone is out on the subfloor beside the tape measure and marking work, within the active work area.
21:55–21:58 · Needs your eyes
Open holes remain visible in the hanger flanges after the wearer lowers the nailer and moves away from fastening them.
5:30–5:33 · Can't tell from the frames
Beam handling takes place above the street-side sidewalk, which is visible beneath the outer scaffold. No canopy, catch netting, or sidewalk closure is visible below this work.
1:34–1:46 · Needs your eyes
Across the later positions, the wearer advances along the framing with the adhesive gun in the right hand. The left hand is available for balance and is shown contacting the beam.
2:52–2:58 · Done right
During portions of movement between material-handling steps, the wearer has a hand free, visibly at 4.5 and 37.5 seconds. This control is intermittent; other frames show movement with a long member occupying the hands.
3:04–3:37 · Done right
The sequence shows the wearer changing footing along the framing. At 19.5 and 31.5 seconds, one hand is visibly free of tools or material during that progression.
4:44–4:56 · Done right
During some movements across the framing, a hand is visibly free, including when stepping without material. This control is visible intermittently rather than throughout the carrying sequence.
5:58–6:16 · Done right
Later frames show the nailer resting beside the orange garment as the wearer changes footing across the joists. At least one hand is free, including the left hand reaching toward framing.
6:58–7:13 · Done right
Successive frames show changing foot positions across the framing with the left hand free of carried objects. The left hand also grips framing for support while the right holds a pencil.
7:40–7:58 · Done right
At the final sampled position along the perimeter framing, the wearer's left hand is visibly empty beside the leg. This shows a free hand during the traversal sequence, although earlier frames show both hands occupied.
3:29–3:29 · Done right
The brown sheet stack rests on the continuous lower deck beside the wall framing.
5:12–5:39 · Done right
The lumber assemblies and sheathing are stored in a stack on the ground beside the truck.
39:54–39:57 · Done right
The timber stack at the left is supported by an installed plywood deck.
0:01–0:20 · Done right
A ladder extends from the lower deck to the elevated framing beside the worker in dark clothing, providing access to the work.
0:01–0:07 · Done right
A coworker uses a stepladder on the lower deck to reach and handle the elevated framing.
5:33–5:48 · Done right
The coworker reaches the perimeter beam from the adjacent scaffold platform.
19:44–19:56 · Done right
The wearer is on a ladder providing access between levels. This shows an access control, although the earlier framing work has no visible platform or tie-off.
53:55–53:55 · Done right
The wearer and another worker reach and position the timber from metal scaffold platforms. The lower level is clearly visible through the frame.
1:25–2:27 · Done right
Top and intermediate rails run continuously along the visible outer open side across multiple scaffold bays, including the return route.
12:41–13:14 · Done right
The small tool resting on the plywood is kept back from the visible open edge, with plywood between it and the edge.
22:31–22:37 · Done right
Green screening is installed along the outside of the adjacent scaffold. It screens that perimeter, although the interior framing openings remain uncovered.
3:31–4:07 · Done right
Toe boards run along the visible outer deck edge, with red screening along much of the railing. These provide a visible barrier between deck debris and the drop.
12:41–13:14 · Done right
The electrical control enclosure is covered, with operating buttons and a plugged connection accessible on its face.
9:02–9:08 · Done right
The visible framing surfaces used for the wearer's successive foot placements are clear of scrap, hoses and cords in this portion of the clip.
7:46–7:58 · Done right
The visible timber surfaces at the wearer's feet and immediately ahead are clear of loose scrap, hoses and cords. Offcuts lie separately on the lower deck.
13:28–13:34 · Done right
The visible subfloor path alongside the framed wall is clear of scattered scrap, offcuts, hoses and cords.
21:49–21:52 · Done right
A clear plywood route is visible beside the stacked timber. The later frames show unobstructed footing around the boots at the positioning location.
0:01–0:07 · Done right
The visible beam route and adjoining scaffold walking surfaces are clear of loose debris and trailing cords.
2:08–2:17 · Done right
Visible floor beside the load and at the hoist entrance is clear of loose debris. The metal frames are gathered within the load rather than scattered across the floor.
8:41–8:59 · Done right
The hammer being used has an attached head and a continuous, visibly intact handle.
22:31–22:43 · Done right
Both hands wear work gloves with coated gripping surfaces while moving and positioning the wooden joists.
3:01–3:37 · Done right
Protective work gloves cover the wearer's hands while gripping the compressor and handling lumber.
2:16–2:31 · Done right
Work gloves are visible on the wearer's hands after preparation and while gripping and carrying the metal frames.
0:13–0:37 · Done right
Work gloves cover the wearer's hands while sorting tools and handling the bucket in the wheelbarrow.
3:33–3:57 · Done right
Work gloves are visible on both hands while the wearer handles the black bag.
6:37–6:37 · Done right
Work gloves cover the wearer's visible hands during load positioning. A textured work glove is also clearly visible at the hoist control panel.
8:56–9:08 · Done right
Work gloves cover the wearer's hands while gripping and moving the metal frames at the elevator doorway.
16:07–16:37 · Done right
Work gloves cover the visible hands while the wearer positions the metal crosspiece and works at its attachment beside the insulated pipes.
19:27–19:57 · Done right
Work gloves cover both hands in the first frame. The hand extending the tape measure remains gloved in the later frames.
22:34–22:40 · Done right
The worker below wears a yellow hard hat. The worker alongside the wearer at 10.5 seconds wears a dark hard hat.
13:10–13:25 · Done right
The coworker wears a green hard hat while standing on scaffolding below the wearer working at the perimeter beam.
19:44–19:56 · Done right
Other workers visibly wear hard hats on the framing and in the work area below. This control is present for those workers despite the separate uncovered-head finding.
3:02–3:20 · Done right
The wearer supports the near end of the long timber while a coworker handles the farther portion, sharing its positioning.
5:33–5:39 · Done right
Two workers visibly support and guide the same crossbeam, one reaching from below and another handling it from the ladder.
1:50–1:50 · Done right
The boots are supported on narrow framing members with open gaps large enough to step into immediately beside and between them. These gaps are on the wearer's walking level, with no covers or surrounding rails visible.
0:04–0:43 · Usual for the trade
The wearer's boots are supported on narrow joists with uncovered gaps large enough to step into immediately between them. These openings are on the level being traversed and have no surrounding rails.
0:52–1:28 · Usual for the trade
The wearer's boots are supported on exposed beams and joists with step-through gaps immediately beside and between them. These openings at the wearer's footing level have neither covers nor surrounding rails.
3:44–4:23 · Usual for the trade
The wearer's boots are supported on exposed joists and beams, with gaps large enough to step into directly between the footholds. These openings at the wearer's level have no covers or surrounding rails.
6:34–7:13 · Usual for the trade
The wearer's boots are on exposed joists, with gaps large enough to step into directly beside and between footholds. These gaps have no covers or surrounding rails.
8:41–8:50 · Usual for the trade
Hand on the nail's path? No: the nail stops short of the hand, unless it blows through. The right hand was about 10 in, somewhere from 9 to 17 in from where this nail landed.
5:20–5:26 · Usual for the trade
The wearer grips the mallet with a bare right hand while working the timber connection. The left hand wears a glove.
0:14–0:14 · Usual for the trade
The wearer's bare hands contact and grip unfinished framing lumber while positioning it and holding a hammer. This includes handling the lumber, beyond fine fastening work.
53:31–53:34 · Usual for the trade
Both bare hands grip unfinished framing lumber, including a visibly rough-edged board. This is lumber handling rather than a moment of fine fastening.
60:46–60:46 · Usual for the trade
Bare hands hold the end and edge of a rough board. At 7.5 seconds, one hand grips its ragged edge while the other touches its rough face.
67:46–67:49 · Usual for the trade
The wearer's bare hands grip the timber while positioning its joint. This is direct timber handling rather than fine fastening work.
1:53–1:56 · Usual for the trade
The wearer's boots stand on narrow timbers with open bays and a lower floor visible beneath. No tie-off or other fall protection is visible at the working position.
13:10–13:34 · Usual for the trade
Boots rest on narrow framing above open bays with a lower floor visible below. No fall protection is visible.
16:34–16:58 · Usual for the trade
Not looked for: Trench with no protection, Spoil at the trench edge, Cord damaged or in water, Dry cutting, no dust control, Uncapped rebar, Confined space, no attendant, Flammables near ignition, Gas cylinder unsecured, No extinguisher at hand, Open hole, no barricade, Fuel or oil on the ground, Washout onto the ground, Old material disturbed.
15 of 15 tasks placed on one site. Checked against the whole recording, they land about 13 cm from where they belong, 20 cm at worst. 4 of 4 recordings from other sites were kept off it.
Say what matters more and what matters less. Each row counts what was seen, per recorded hour, against a claim cost from published data. Change any weight or band and the sheet follows.
Counting what a person confirmed. 138 minutes recorded.
| Category | Confirmed | Per hour | Typical claim | Sources | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FallsFocus Four | 0.4 | 1.3 | ||||
| Struck byFocus Four | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Power tools | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| ElectricalFocus Four | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Caught in or betweenFocus Four | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Confined space | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Lifting and strain | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Housekeeping and footing | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| PPE | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Dust and hazmat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Public and premises | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Completed work | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Fire, water and property | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Equipment, auto and spills | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Weighted index for this recording | 1.3 | |||||
If each of these exposures carries the chance set above, what was seen stands for about $756 of expected claim cost, in a range of $180 to $4k.
This is not a premium, EMR, injury rate or loss forecast. The chances are stated assumptions, and the range is scenarios, not percentiles. Task mix and incomplete review move these rates, and nothing counted doesn't show a hazard was absent.
Safety Pays Estimated Costs of Occupational Injuries (text version, injury type index)
OSHA · data to 2017 · read from an archived copy
Workers' Compensation Costs - Injury Facts
NSC (NCCI data) · data to 2024 · figure corrected when rechecked
Work Injury Costs - Injury Facts
NSC · data to 2024
2025 Workplace Safety Index: Construction
Liberty Mutual · data to 2022 · a carrier's published study
Costs of Occupational Injuries in Construction in the United States
NIOSH/CPWR (Waehrer et al.) · data to 2002
Nail Gun Injuries Among Construction Workers (Appl Occup Environ Hyg 18(5))
CDC/NIOSH stacks (Dement et al.) · data to 1999
Theft Prevention & Recovery Solutions
NER (NICB)
