Preventing Lineworker Fatalities

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• Personal Author:
  Casini, Virgil J. ; Collins JW ; Myers, John R.
• Description:
  From 1980.to 1985, 374 line mechanic deaths were .identified by the NTOF database;· of these, 59 percent were due to electrocution, 14 percent were due to falls from elevations, and 27 percent were due to other causes such as heavy objects falling on the worker, motor vehicle incidents, burns and explosions. Over that same time period, the yearly employment of line mechanics was 110,800, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual number of fatalities (62.3 line mechanic deaths per year), divided by the average yearly employment of line mechanics (110,800), indicates an annual fatality rate of 56.3 deaths per 100,000 line mechanics. This rate was significantly higher than the general industry fatality rate of 7.9 deaths per 100,000 workers over the same time period. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electric Injuries Electricity Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Electrical Power Transmission Lines Electrical Workers Electrocutions Fatalities Power Lines Traumatic Injuries
• ISSN:
  0033-3654
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• 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:
  20-26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049820
• Citation:
  Public Power 1991 Jul-Aug; :20-26
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Public Power
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4a23653fca608c7ae3075acd0f5cf37d0bb7a5eb1ebb7713a2426f8192b1735e865d98b98bc85124e2dc003327aef737c9be57803ffab8f9c2084a19aeacc315
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210444/cdc_210444_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.86 MB ]