Characteristics of Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes Reported in the New Hampshire State Police Commercial Crash Dataset for Years 2015 Through 2017

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• Personal Author:
  Armenti KR
• Description:
  The risk of work-related commercial motor vehicle crashes (CMVC) or exposure to road traffic hazards affects millions of workers in the United States. In fact, CMVC are the leading cause of work-related deaths in the U.S. Of 47,718 work-related fatalities reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics between 2003 and 2011, 17,037 (36%) were associated with motor vehicles. The toll for this 9-year period included: 1. 11,305 deaths in single- or multiple-vehicle crashes on public roadways. 2. 2,709 deaths in crashes that occurred off the highway or on industrial premises. 3. 3,023 pedestrian worker deaths as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle. Crash-related fatalities and serious injuries have a devastating impact on workers, their families, and the economic health and productivity of American businesses. For crash related injuries in 2011 requiring more than 6 days away from work, workers' compensation costs alone were estimated to be $2.4 billion. This figure underestimates the true economic burden of work-related motor vehicle crashes as it does not account for societal costs. Work vehicles also have an impact on the safety of the motoring public. For example, although motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of fatality for truck drivers, these events result in far more fatalities of other road users. While there are many reasons behind a CMVC (weather, driver inexperience, excessive speed, fatigue), there is growing concern over the effects of distracted driving on workers who spend their workdays on the road. One study has shown that drivers at work are more likely to be in a hurry, be tired, use a cell phone or are otherwise distracted while driving. This study explores the New Hampshire (NH) State Police crash dataset of commercial vehicle crashes to better understand the contributing factors and actions/ events that increase risk of motor vehicle crashes and resulting injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Economics Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accidents Fatalities Hazards Motor Vehicles Risk Factors Statistical Analysis Truck Drivers Work Environment Workers Workers Compensation
• Publisher:
  Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066262
• Citation:
  Durham, NH: Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2019 Mar; :1-11
• Contact Point Address:
  Karla R. Armenti, ScD, Principal Investigator Occupational Health Surveillance Program Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
• Email:
  karla.armenti@unh.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of New Hampshire, Durham
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Characteristics of commercial motor vehicle crashes reported in the New Hampshire State Police commercial crash dataset for years 2015 through 2017
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1e7ecebe64835b75b06e0d62562e11bbf23da6f899b63fc280dbbd27470468c0f3104c8103bd315712f1ccc4ae98c75f89785bf70c73dcb5fbd8bb7ccbba77f5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212740/cdc_212740_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 435.42 KB ]