Occupational Fatalities in Kentucky: Annual Report 2022

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• Personal Author:
  Bunn T ; Honaker R ; Maloney P
• Description:
  In 2022, KY FACE recorded the deaths of 97 individuals due to work-related injuries that occurred in Kentucky. This number represents a rate of 4.7 fatalities per 100,000 workers employed in Kentucky in 2022. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the national fatal occupational injury rate was 3.6 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2021. The 2022 national rate was not yet available at the time this report was developed. Trends in Fatal Occupational Injuries: The number of occupational fatalities in Kentucky was nearly the same as in 2021. In 2021, there were 96 occupational fatalities. The occupational fatality rate remained the same as in 2021. The trade, transportation, and utilities industry had the highest number of occupational fatalities, followed by the natural resources and mining industry and the construction industry. Motor vehicle crash was the leading cause of occupational fatalities, followed by agricultural machinery and crushed/by against. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accidents Fatalities Injuries Motor Vehicles Occupational Health Programs Surveillance Programs
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068660
• Citation:
  Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2022 Jul; :1-13
• Contact Point Address:
  Terry Bunn, PhD, Kentucky Occupational Injury and Illness Surveillance Programs, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 333 Waller Avenue, Suite 206, Lexington, KY 40504-2915
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational fatalities in Kentucky: annual report 2022
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207252/cdc_207252_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.86 MB ]