2015 annual report : tracking work-related fatalities in Michigan
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2015 annual report : tracking work-related fatalities in Michigan

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    MIFACE;Michigan Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation;
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    "The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Michigan State University (MSU) began tracking work-related fatalities in the State of Michigan in January 2001. This is the 15th annual Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE) report on acute traumatic work-related (WR) deaths in Michigan. There were 136 work-related deaths in 2015, a decrease of 7 deaths compared to 2014 representing 134 employers and 134 separate incidents. A narrative summary of each work-related fatality is in Appendix I. MIFACE educational material, including on-site investigation reports, summaries of MIOSHA investigations, and hazard alerts are located on the MIFACE webpage on the Michigan State University Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (MSU OEM) website. Key findings for 2015: The number of work-related deaths (136) and the fatal injury rate (3.0 deaths/100,000 workers) were down compared to 2014 (143 work-related fatalities, 3.2/100,000 workers, respectively). The number and rate of acute traumatic fatalities peaked in the years 1997-2001, were at their lowest from 2004-2005 and during the economic depression in the years 2007-2009 but otherwise since 1995 have fluctuated from 134-155 deaths per year with a rate 3.0-3.3/100,000 workers. Construction (28 deaths, 20.6% of all fatalities) had the largest number of work-related deaths but agriculture had the highest risk of death (24.7 deaths/100,000 workers) and agriculture was second in the number of work-related deaths (21 deaths, 15.4%). Transportation and Warehousing was third in number and risk (18 deaths, 13.2%; 13.3 deaths/100,000 workers) of a work-related death. Manufacturing, although fourth in the number of deaths (16, 11.8%) had one of the lower risks of death (2.7 deaths/100,000 workers). The most common cause of death was from a motor vehicle crash (27 deaths, 19.9%), followed by homicide incidents (22, 16.2 %), struck by incidents (21, 15.4%), falls (18, 13.2%), and machines (15, 11.0%). The number of suicides at work increased in 2015 to 12 compared to nine in 2014. Individuals who died were most likely to be men (88.2%) and Caucasian (79.4%). The average age was 48.7 years old and ranged from 14 to 86 years of age. Foreign-born workers accounted for 12.5% of all work-related deaths in Michigan in 2015. Illegal drugs, alcohol or side effects of prescribed and over-the-counter medication were potential factors in approximately 20% of the non-suicide and non-drug abuse deaths. By occupational group, Management had the largest number of work-related deaths (37) followed by Transportation & Material Moving (29) and then Construction & Extraction (18). Forty-four of Michigan's 83 (53.0%) counties had a work-related fatality. Wayne County had the highest number (30, 22.1%), followed by Oakland (14, 10.3%) and Macomb Counties (10, 7.4%). Of the 136 work-related fatalities, 29 (21.3%) were MIOSHA program-related and were investigated by a MIOSHA compliance officer" - NIOSHTIC-2

    NIOSH no. 20054490

    2015MIFACEAnnRpt.pdf

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    80 numbered pages
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    20054490
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    Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U60-OH-008466
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