McKinney firefighter dies after fall from hanging Christmas tree lights on house
Veteran of McKinney Fire Department dies at a Plano, Texas hospital. Firefighter slip and fall from rooftop to ladder dies from injuries Sunday.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), www.cpsc.gov is responsible for protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Officials at the CPSC say ladders cause more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries in the United States every year. Ladders easily slide, break and tip causing serious injuries from the resulting falls.
December 16, 2008, Dallas, TX (AmericanInjuryNews.com)–Dallas enews reporter for AmericanInjuryNews.com (AIN) alerts of a recent tragic death from a rooftop fall. Richard Smith, a 10-year veteran of the McKinney Fire
Department, suffered severe injuries when he slipped and fell while trying to get down from the roof onto a ladder. Smith was injured November 20, 2008, while hanging Christmas tree lights at a home. He died on Sunday because of the injuries he suffered from the fall. Smith was a veteran driver at Fire Station No. 5 and was involved in a children’s fire safety program that used clowns to teach kids.
Enews correspondents and Dallas County slip and fall injury lawyers say ladder use in Texas homes increases every year during the holidays. Many American consumers love participating in the festive holiday season by adorning their homes with holiday decorations. The CPSC, enews reporters and Dallas Texas personal injury attorneys offer the following ladder safety tips:
-Make sure the weight your ladder is supporting does not exceed its maximum load rating (user plus materials)
-One person on the ladder at one time.
-All metal ladders should have slip-resistant feet
-Make sure ladder extends a minimum of 3 feet over the roofline
-Ground under the ladder should be level and firm
-Always work with a “buddy”
-Never leave a raised ladder unattended
-Follow instruction use labels on ladders.
AIN ladder safety advocates consulted with Dallas, Texas personal injury attorneys and learned ladder accidents are not always the fault of the victim. If you have been injured from a ladder fall you may be entitled to compensations. Consulting with a Dallas ladder injury lawyer may help you recover from your damages and injuries.
Enews correspondent reporting on ladder injury stories in Dallas, Texas
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