Fatal Occupational Injuries in Massachusetts, 2000–2007

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• Personal Author:
  Areche A ; Bekele T ; Davis LK ; Fiore M ; Grattan K ; Laing J
• Description:
  Work-related fatalities are a significant public health problem in Massachusetts, as they are in the United States. Information about the occupations, industries and circumstances in which these fatalities occur is essential to guide efforts to prevent future fatalities. Since 1991, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has collected information on all fatal occupational injuries in the Commonwealth as part of the national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, conducted in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Public Health also conducts on-site investigations of fatalities with the aim of identifying workplace factors that increase the risk of fatal injury. This report provides a comprehensive summary of fatal occupational injuries in Massachusetts during 2000-2007. It includes a comparison of the occupational fatality experience in Massachusetts during this time with that of the nation as a whole as well as with the Massachusetts findings for the previous surveillance period (1991-1999). It also includes more detailed information on one specific topic: falls to lower levels in construction. Findings are intended to guide the many stakeholders - government agencies, employers, unions, safety professionals, advocacy organizations, researchers, job trainers, and equipment design engineers - all of whom have important roles to play in preventing fatal injuries at work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Fall-protection Height-factors Information-systems Injuries Injury-prevention Ladders Mortality-data Mortality-rates Roofers Scaffolds Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• 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:
  1-49
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042886
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2009 Jan; :1-49
• Contact Point Address:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau for Health Information, Statistics, Research and Evaluation, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, 250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health - Boston
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatal occupational injuries in Massachusetts, 2000-2007
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:55ef0796a630affc4bcc4977f3123537f68d893394728d158ea44403365498b3950db676442ebeb0b0cdcc807e0e736eb7396372c9f9d39f2aa4c73901216a62
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228681/cdc_228681_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 356.23 KB ]