Five Municipal/County Workers Died On-the-Job in 2003

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• Personal Author:
  Chester, Debra A.
• Description:
  Often, people don't think that they work in a setting where they could be killed while at work. Some don't think that their jobs are "risky" and perceive that other work-related settings are "riskier," like working on a construction site or working on a farm or in a factory. Sadly, most work settings have the potential for a work-related death. In 2003, two municipal department of public works (DPW) employees and three county road commission employees went to work and did not return home. Each of these fatalities could have been avoided if the employees had had a thorough understanding of how to recognize the presence and risk associated with the safety hazard at the time of the incident, a procedure to follow when a hazard is assessed, and the protective measures each could have taken to minimize the risk associated with the hazard. More information about the MIFACE research program may be found on the Michigan State University Occupational and Environmental website at http://www.oem.msu.edu/MiFACE_Program.aspx. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Construction Industry Fires Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accidents Hazards Humans Injuries Men Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Risk-factors Safety-education Training Traumatic-injuries Women Work-environment Workers

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• ISSN:
  0026-2331
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16-17
• Volume:
  77
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041049
• Citation:
  Mich Munic Rev 2004 Jul/Aug; 77(4):16-17
• Email:
  debra.chester@ht.msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Michigan Municipal Review
• End Date:
  20070831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228657/cdc_228657_DS1.pdf
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