Fatal falls from roofs among U.S. construction workers

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• Personal Author:
  Borchardt JG ; Choi SD ; Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Largay, Julie A. ; Wang X
• Description:
  Falls are the leading cause of fatalities among construction workers; about one-third of fatal falls in construction were due to falls from roofs. CPWR researchers looked at trends in fatal falls from roofs over an 18-year period, with a special focus on 2003-2009. Fall data were taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and rates were calculated using employment numbers from the Current Population Survey. This research brings to light the patterns and trends among fatal falls from roofs and links them to injury prevention strategies with real applications for the construction industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Age Factors Construction Industry Ferrous Compounds Metal Workers Mortality Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Small Business Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Fall-protection Hazards Health-surveys Humans Information-retrieval-systems Injuries Iron-workers Mortality-rates Racial-factors Risk-factors Roofers Roofing-industry Small-businesses Statistical-analysis Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• 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:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046783
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2015 Apr; :1
• Email:
  sdong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Fatal falls from roofs among U.S. construction workers
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83ccf55449d23e45a25f52de3b0ffe1fc7fe84b63c6730249d25085c433f24746c0c1a5b69e6d2c3706a91ed5b2cf932d2f65ed4c0587d35600727821c0b105c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202101/cdc_202101_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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