Fatal Falls from Elevation in Construction: Analysis of Incidents in Washington

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• Personal Author:
  Clark R ; Sjostrom T ; Spielholz P
• Description:
  Washington FACE Program--Goal: Prevent work-related fatal injuries and acute trauma injuries Three Primary Program Activities: 1) Tracking all work-related acute trauma fatalities in Washington State. 2) Investigations of a select number of these incidents. 3) Developing and disseminating interventions for the prevention of fatal injuries. WA FACE Preventions Efforts--Four Types of Written Materials: 1) Fatality Narratives: Monthly email distribution of construction fatality narratives for each incident in the industry. 2) Investigation Reports: In-depth investigations of selected fatalities based on NIOSH and Washington FACE priorities using root-cause analysis. 3) Hazard Alerts: Brief documents alerting an industry to a specific incident and hazard based on a recent fatal outcome. 4) Case Series: A document similar to a hazard alert but highlighting a hazard that has resulted in multiple recent incidents in the state. Falls from Elevation in Construction: 1. 48 fatal falls out of 137 construction fatalities in Washington 1998-2006 2. Between 1998-2005 Over 50% of fatal falls were from less than 20 ft [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Education Men Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Fall-protection Humans Risk-factors Safety-measures Safety-practices Safety-programs Training Work-areas Work-environment Workers

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044353
• Citation:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, June 2-7, 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fairfax, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2007 Jun; :1-16
• Email:
  spip235@Lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, June 2-7, 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• End Date:
  20070831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228686/cdc_228686_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 114.02 KB ]