Cost Calculator
Stair To Ladder Replacement
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Make an informed decision by comparing the cost to replace your ladders with alternating tread stairs to the cost of a ladder injury. |
Alternating Tread Stairs
- Face-forward design
- Neutral body posture
- Hand contact not required
- Stable tread surface
Ladders
- Device-facing design
- Flexed body posture
- 3-point contact required
- Increased fall risk
✔ Face-forward design
✔ Neutral body posture
✔ Hand contact not required
✔ Stable tread surface
☓ Device-facing design
☓ Flexed body posture
☓ 3-point contact required
☓ Increased fall risk
Lost work-day injuries due to ladders
Median days away from work per injury
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Workplace Injuries & Illnesses Database
Ladders and MSDs
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defines a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) as a soft-tissue injury caused by sudden or sustained exposure to repetitive motion, force, vibration, and awkward positions
MSDs due to ladders resulting in lost work days
Lost work-day injuries caused by overexertion on ladders
Average cost of a MSD worker's comp claim
Median days away from work
Median days away from work
MSDs that can be prevented
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Workplace Injuries & Illnesses Database; Center for Disease Control
About The Ladder Replacement Cost Calculator
The use-risk factor and expected cost calculation are for illustrative purposes only. Many factors contribute to the risk of ladder injuries including proper ladder use, ladder conditions, and the use of a personal fall arrest system.
| Calculator assumptions | |||
| ❶ | Average number of non-fatal workplace injuries per year due to ladders | 22,594 | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| ❷ | Average number of fatal workplace injuries per year due to ladders | 149 | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| ❸ | Average number of non-fatal workplace injuries per year due to stairs | 11,361 | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| ❹ | Average number of fatal workplace injuries per year due to stairs | 25 | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| ❺ | Total number of full-time employees in general industry | 123,000,000 | SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| ❻ | Average cost of a worker's compensation claim for a non-fatal injury | $41,000 | SOURCE: National Safety Council |
| ❼ | Average cost of a worker's compensation claim for a fatal injury | $1,190,000 | SOURCE: National Safety Council |
| Number of non-fatal ladder injuries per year per full-time employee | 0.00018 | ❶ ÷ ❺ | |
| Number of fatal ladder injuries per year per full-time employee | 0.00000121 | ❷ ÷ ❺ | |
| Number of non-fatal stair injuries per year per full-time employee | 0.00009 | ❸ ÷ ❺ | |
| Number of fatal stair injuries per year per full-time employee | 0.00000020 | ❹ ÷ ❺ | |
| Average cost of ladder-related worker's compensation claims per full-time employee | $8.97 | (❶ x ❻)+ (❷ x ❼) | |
| Average cost of stair-related worker's compensation claims per full-time employee | $4.03 | (❸ x ❻)+ (❹ x ❼) | |
| Average cost of a 10' OSHA-compliant stair | $2,000 | ||
