Safety Pays, Falls Cost: Falls in Construction Can Be Prevented. Fatal Falls Among Massachusetts Construction Workers, 2009–2013

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• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Construction workers create the structures that shape our lives. They build our homes and schools, repair our roads and bridges, create office parks, supermarkets, hospitals, sports arenas... And they are at high risk of being killed on the job. In Massachusetts over the last five years, 71 construction workers were fatally injured at work - more workers than in any other industry. Over half of these workers (39 of 71) fell to their deaths. The rate of fatal falls among construction workers was nine times the average rate for all workers in the state (4.5 versus 0.5 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Injury Prevention Roofers Safety Equipment
• Publisher:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061229
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2014 May; :1-2
• Email:
  MA.FACE@state.ma.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health - Boston
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Safety pays, falls cost: falls in construction can be prevented. Fatal falls among Massachusetts construction workers, 2009-2013
• 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/224836/cdc_224836_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 153.62 KB ]