Electrocutions in the Construction Industry

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  What is the hazard? From 2000-2019, 64 workers in Kentucky died by electrocution, accounting for 3.2% of all work-related fatalities in the state during that time. Of the 64 deaths, 25 (39%) occurred in the construction industry. Nationally, electrocution is one of the construction's 'Fatal Four', and accounted for 8.5% of the industry's 1008 fatalities in 2018. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Electric Injuries Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Workers Electrical Safety Electrocutions Fatalities Lockout Tagout
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069128
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2021 Feb; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Electrocutions in the construction industry
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ec75b79ddcba14ac2afd24b98cbfab0ad0c986552ec2f26b0d15d0900f07565cdfe51a9601887798a6adea9e9080384b163dd89e4c4ecc7851f0934a221a2aef
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207665/cdc_207665_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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