Data Bulletin: Electrical Injuries and Citations in Construction

Details

• Journal Article:
  Electrical injuries and citations in construction
• Personal Author:
  Liu, Yipeng ; Trueblood, Amber B. ; Yohannes, Thomas ; Brooks, Raina D. ; Harris, William ; West, Gavin H. ; Memarian, Babak
• Description:
  This issue examines fatal and nonfatal electrical injuries in the construction industry, as well as OSHA citations and penalties resulting from violations of electrical standards. KEY FINDINGS: 1. Roughly half (49%) of all fatal and nearly a quarter (24%) of nonfatal electrical injuries from 2011 to 2020 occurred in construction. 2. Specialty trade contractors (NAICS 238) accounted for 71% of fatal electrical injuries and OSHA electrical citations in construction. 3. Exposures to voltage greater than 220 volts accounted for a majority of both direct (65%) and indirect (87%) fatal injuries. 4. OSHA citations issued for violations of federal electrical standards decreased 74% from 2011 to 2021. 5. Small establishments (fewer than 10 employees) accounted for 72% of citations for violations of electrical standards, but 81% of establishments in 2020. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Electric Injuries Electricity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Small Business
• Keywords:
  Electrical workers; Construction industry; Traumatic injuries; Fatalities; Electrocutions; Small businesses
• Source:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 Nov; :1-7
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066327
• 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:
  2023
• 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-512:6fefc27a22e5187224525cc8b5795aed5b45f498126cf24bbb7f2ba3109461cd2cef10955ebf3aadf64439f0e00d463cf9785c519ed6e053bb669669c62c226f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/126850/cdc_126850_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.20 MB ]