Occupational Fatalities in New York State, 2007–2008: Quick Facts on Death at Work

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• Corporate Authors:
  New York State Department of Health
• Description:
  Every day in the United States, 13 people go to work and never come home as a result of workplace-related incidents. These preventable tragedies devastate families and workplaces and damage the economy. How many workers died from traumatic injuries at work in 2007 and 2008? 262 in New York State, excluding NYC. What were the leading causes or events that led to deaths at work? Transportation, including motor vehicle collisions, 88; Contact with objects or equipment, 60; -Struck by trees, 20; -Caught in or compressed by equipment, 18; Falls, 48; Assaults and violent acts, 39. Who was at highest risk? (*Fatality rate per 100,000 workers.) Loggers, 267 deaths*; Roofers, 77.5 deaths*; Landscapers. 25.1 deaths*; Hispanic/Latino foreign-born workers, 3.58 deaths*; All New York State workers, 2.58 deaths*. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Rates Accident Statistics Fatalities Mortality Data Occupational Accidents Traumatic Injuries
• Publisher:
  New York State Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058762
• Citation:
  Albany, NY: New York State Department of Health, 2010 Jul; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Department of Health/Health Research Incorporated
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational fatalities in New York state, 2007-2008: quick facts on death at work
• 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/223162/cdc_223162_DS1.pdf
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