Home Depot, Loweâs, and Sears may sell the most large appliances in the U.S.âand Walmart the most small onesâbut they arenât necessarily customer favorites.
1 Falls are the leading cause of death due to injury among the elderly 87% of all fractures in the elderly are due to falls.  Falls account for 25% of all hospital admissions, and 40% of all nursing home admissions 40% of those admitted do not return to independent living; 25% die within a year.
Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. An average of 362 fatal falls occurred each year from 1995 to 1999, with the trend on the increase. It is important that safety and health programs contain provisions to protect workers from falls on the job.