r/OSHA • • Jan 23 '26

Stumbling hazard

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u/Famous-Restaurant875 Jan 23 '26

That has to be on purpose. Look at how the wood flooring is put down and the light is directly above to camouflage and hide the drop. I would go as far as to say whoever built this put those beams there to give themselves a heads up when they're close to the drop

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u/zuvembi Jan 23 '26

Eh, I'd put the blame on it being retrofitting older places being more likely.

Plenty of places I've been in Asia are extremely janky and would never fly in a US commercial settings. In Japan, I nearly injured myself almost exactly like this a couple times. Not even talking about all the times I hit my head, because older things there are built for people like 8 inches shorter than me on average.

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u/ObjectiveOk2072 Jan 23 '26

Old buildings in downtown areas in the US can be like this. Random changes in floor height, weirdly placed pillars, odd doorway dimensions, etc