Dump truck-related deaths in construction, 1992-2007

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• Personal Author:
  Cheng M-T ; McCann M
• Description:
  Background: Dump trucks are universally used in construction and other industries to haul materials to the location and to remove waste materials. Methods: The source for dump truck-related fatality data was the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Research File. Results: From 1992 to 2007, 829 construction workers were killed in dump truck-related incidents nationwide. Of those, 336 were dump truck operators with 215 deaths occurring in street and highway incidents. Another 343 deaths involved workers on foot, three-quarters struck by dump trucks. Sixty-four of the construction workers killed were maintaining dump trucks, 22 when caught between the truck frame and a falling dump truck bed. Of the 86 other deaths, 55 involved streets and highways. Conclusions: Recommendations include: (i) improving the reporting of seat belt usage in fatality reports; (ii) requiring use of seat belts; (iii) requiring the use of backup alarms, spotters, or other methods to alert dump truck operators to workers in their blind spots; (iv) prohibiting direct dumping at river banks and embankments; (v) using cameras or radar to enforce stopping at railway crossings; and (xi) enforcing worker safety practices (e.g., lockout/tagout procedures on elevated dump truck beds). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Construction Industry Construction Materials Electricity Maintenance Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Railroads Safety Safety Management Transportation Waste Management

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Surveillance Caught In/Between Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-materials Construction-workers Electrical-safety Equipment-operators Ground-stability Hazards Maintenance-workers Materials-transport Mortality-data Mortality-rates Motor-vehicles Occupational-hazards Road-construction Safety-belts Safety-measures Seat Belts Struck By Surveillance-programs Truck-drivers Warning-systems Waste-disposal Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  450-457
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040791
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2012 May; 55(5):450-457
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael McCann, PhD, CIH, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  michael.mccann@att.net
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040801
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b505d922edcfb25b803eff0badd3c650994bb71a5b5242fcf3ac32e6385a1f0c2debfe2282d37f86b155fae1272cf13dce2f85022bea582cc118c79770794e3c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193537/cdc_193537_DS1.pdf
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