Fatalities in Trenching Operations – Analysis Using Models of Accident Causation

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• Personal Author:
  Abraham DM ; Arboleda CA
• Description:
  More than 65 construction workers are killed each year due to trench related accidents. Accident prevention begins with having a clear understanding of the causes of these accidents. This paper discusses the analysis of 296 fatality reports related to trenching operations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the 1997-2001 time frame. In this paper, two models will be considered to analyze the fatality reports and to find the major relationships between the "how" and the "why" of trenching fatalities. The first model considers the causes related to physical processes, and the second model evaluates causes that can be linked to human behavior. The understanding of the major links between these two models and other factors will help to develop more effective strategies to prevent trenching fatalities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Behavior Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accidents Construction Industry Construction Workers Fatalities Injuries Models Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Physiological Factors Traumatic Injuries Trenches Trenching Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0733-9364
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  273-280
• Volume:
  130
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063240
• Citation:
  J Constr Eng Manage 2004 Apr; 130(2):273-280
• Contact Point Address:
  Carlos A. Arboleda, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue Univ., 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
• Email:
  carboled@purdue.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
• End Date:
  20030831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27bf4e2d96255ff0648e788cd1cdd5a745f320f235817323257fbd2ef02c80608dea15d88c04273bd0ece0bb61bf4e25572bffc11f946128d88b1bd5b4fc133a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226336/cdc_226336_DS1.pdf
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