Nonfatal Injury Trends in the Construction Industry

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• Journal Article:
  Nonfatal injury trends in the construction industry
• Personal Author:
  Brown, Samantha ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Dong, Xiuwen S.
• Description:
  This issue examines nonfatal injuries in construction between 2003 and 2019, identifying trends by injury cause, establishment size, subsector, and demographics. Key Findings: 1. The injury rate in construction has declined steadily since 2003 but was still 29% higher than all industries combined in 2019. 2. In 2019, 79,660 lost workday injuries were reported in construction, of which nearly one-third were due to contact with objects or equipment. 3. The number of injuries in construction due to falls to a lower level increased 41% from 2011 to 2019, while the number of total nonfatal injuries increased about 8% during this period. 4. In 2019, the injury rate among construction establishments with 11 to 49 employees was five times the rate for establishments with 1,000 or more employees. 5. The injury rate in construction was highest among workers under age 25. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Demography Epidemiology Occupational Health Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Wounds And Injuries

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• Keywords:
  Construction workers; Injuries; Demographic characteristics; Falls; Epidemiology
• Source:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Dec; :1-6
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063309
• Contact Point Address:
  Xiuwen Sue Dong, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  SDong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:40d3661a3f005a40476081a0b4cbdefecb3cebf7c1757b0f9a4e6bd6f08f972fb69496469dc648fb656e4a981e835ca00e8ba0cbf8e4f14303802d80756d2fa9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/115417/cdc_115417_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.05 MB ]