Data Bulletin: Fatal and Nonfatal Transportation Injuries in the Construction Industry, 2011-2020

Details

• Journal Article:
  Fatal and nonfatal transportation injuries in the construction industry, 2011-2020
• Personal Author:
  Harris, William ; Trueblood, Amber B. ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Brown, Samantha
• Description:
  This issue examines fatal and nonfatal transportation injuries in the construction industry, as well as crashes and fatalities occurring in construction work zones. KEY FINDINGS: There were 2,600 construction workers fatally injured and 35,000 private wage-and-salary construction workers nonfatally injured in transportation incidents from 2011 to 2020. From 2011 to 2020, a majority of fatal (45%) and nonfatal (63%) transportation injuries were among Specialty Trade Contractors (NAICS 238). Roadway collisions with other vehicles were the top detailed event for nonfatal injuries (48%) and the second top event for fatal injuries (29%) during the observed time period. From 2011 to 2020, pedestrian vehicular incidents were the top detailed event for fatal injuries (30%) and the second leading event for nonfatal injuries (17%). Construction work zone crashes increased 18% from 2011 to 2020. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Transportation industry; Fatalities; Construction industry; Traumatic injuries; Statistical analysis; Work zone
• Source:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 Sep; :1-7
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762
• Genre:
  Report
• 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:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066018
• Contact Point Address:
  Data Center, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• 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-512:1b516a61eb10278aa491da918bd3166ea28f78c34bd51119d1db81a8d8fc18783043308cc9963677ba036922e25b1f0f5911a43aa1066433c3d4972616f48cb8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121119/cdc_121119_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB ]