Drug Overdose Deaths at Work [landscape]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This infographic provides statistics and analysis of employees who have died from a drug overdose at work and what employers can do to prevent this hazard. The number of drug overdose deaths at work is rising. The top 3 industries with the highest numbers of drug overdose deaths at work from 2011-2016: • Transportation & Warehousing - 116 deaths; • Construction - 114 deaths; • Healthcare & Social Assistance - 96 deaths. Learn More
• Content Notes:
  Publication date taken from document properties; no date on file.
• Subjects:
  Analgesics, Opioid / Poisoning Drug Overdose / Mortality Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Drug Abuse Drugs Education Fatalities Health Protection Humans Injury Prevention Medical Treatment Narcotics Pain Tolerance Pharmaceuticals Protective Measures Public Health Statistical Analysis Surveillance Traumatic Injuries Workers Workplace Studies

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• Series:
  NIOSH Infographics
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Funding:
  09278802; 99278866; 99278802; 9939ZNJJ
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  CP - Construction Program ; DSR - Division of Safety Research ; WTCHP - World Trade Center Health Program
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Jan; :1
• CAS Registry Number:
  Naloxone (CAS RN 465-65-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc40cd80d50c65e4488da1c8ba15f7ffedbe4186edc96547723d5f141ba888d0b3186b07074e02eb162e06a1766ce02cee12c81cea1bf2976f0dfa4d59531686
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117338/cdc_117338_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 586.87 KB ]