Fatalities in the Construction Industry – Louisiana, 2007–2011

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• Corporate Authors:
  Louisiana. Department of Health
• Description:
  The Louisiana Department of Health & Hospital's Occupational Health & Injury Surveillance Program focuses on identifying workers at high risk for occupational injuries and illnesses and providing data to reduce occupational injuries and diseases through targeted preventive measures. An important data source in this effort is the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), a comprehensive national surveillance system for work-related fatalities in the US. CFOI data show that Louisiana's Fatal occupational injury rate remains consistently greater than the US rate, and many other states. Between 2007 and 2011, there was an average of 125 work-related deaths per year in Louisiana. Fatal injuries vary by industry; transportation and construction industries in Louisiana have the most deaths. CFOI classifies each fatal event or exposure into one of 6 cause of death categories. On average, 26 construction workers die every year in Louisiana from a work-related injury. Data from 2007-2011 show that one quarter of the construction-related fatalities in Louisiana were due to falls. Most fatal falls are a fall to a lower level such as fall from a roof, scaffold or ladder. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Falls Fatalities Injury Prevention Mortality Rates Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061545
• Citation:
  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, 2013 Jul; 1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Louisiana State Office of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatalities in the construction industry - Louisiana, 2007-2011
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225051/cdc_225051_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 83.88 KB ]