Occupational Fatalities During Trenching and Excavation Work – United States, 1992–2001

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Ahlers, Heinz W. ; Coleman, P. ; Ehrenberg, Richard L. ; Gillen, Matthew ; Hendricks, Katherine ; Lentz, Thomas J. ; Pratt, Stephanie G. ; Votaw, David M.
• Description:
  Fatalities in the United States associated with trench collapses and other excavation hazards continue to occur despite an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard that specifies safe work practices to reduce hazards for workers. Approximately 54 workers are killed annually as a result of these hazards, according to a review of surveillance data performed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH/CDC). This review identified 542 fatalities over the period 1992-2001, nearly half (256 or 47%) in firms with 10 or fewer workers, and 70% (381) in firms with fewer than 50 workers. Many of the injuries and fatalities associated with trench and excavation work are preventable and occur when the guidance of the OSHA standard is not followed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Construction Construction-Search Construction-workers Excavation-equipment Information-retrieval-systems Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-hazards Safety-practices Standards Surveillance-programs Training Work-practices

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DSR - Division of Safety Research ; OD - Office of the Director ; SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Mickle, J. L. ; Broderick, T. A. ; Casini, V. J.
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024638
• Citation:
  MMWR 2004 Apr; 53(15):311-314
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:98e394cb3b09a8f1c3337ff383c7ac9d63f2521ea257ddc4eb55716618ef66eef870e0a806dbe04d00839c4b41de6c641037931a928f697f0fd637a374f568f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183225/cdc_183225_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 197.76 KB ]