Work-Related Roadway Crashes – United States, 1992–2002

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Pratt, Stephanie G.
• Description:
  During 1992-2001, roadway crashes were the leading cause of occupational fatalities in the U.S., accounting for an annual average of 1,300 civilian worker deaths (22% of the total). Annual numbers of work-related roadway deaths increased over the decade, and rates showed little change. Among occupations, transportation workers had the highest number and rate of roadway fatalities over the decade (6,212 [11.1 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers]). Employers can directly influence employees' driving behavior through the employer-employee relationship. Employers demonstrate their commitment to safe driving and safe vehicles through the policies they set and the vehicles they furnish. Health and safety professionals can also contribute to prevention of occupational crashes by promoting safe driving practices among workers and by promoting public awareness of occupational driving issues. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety Safety Management Transportation
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Drivers Mortality-data Mortality-rates Motor-vehicles Occupational-accidents Regulations Safety-belts Safety-programs Truck-drivers

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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:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024607
• Citation:
  MMWR 2004 Apr; 53(12):260, 262-264
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aa602a710655d4c79e04737c55df9c6007ee4d46470f1b19f93088d35b744d51b1a6ab7d4af6b9b9d0591866a38c702e82fcd60f7d3b336678c69a8607804d0f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183355/cdc_183355_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 153.47 KB ]