Logging Related Fatalities in WA State, 1998-2008

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), logging has consistently been one of the most hazardous industries in the United States (US). In 2007, the logging industry employed 101,000 workers, and accounted for 88 deaths. This resulted in a fatality rate of 87.1 deaths per 100,000 workers that year. This rate is over 23 times higher than the overall fatality rate in the US in 2007 (3.7 deaths per 100,000). This excessive risk for fatal work injuries points to a need for prioritizing research and intervention programs to make this industry less hazardous. Data were compiled from Washington State Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) surveillance activities for the years 1998-2008. Fatalities were determined to be logging related based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system, and other details that indicate relationship of fatalities to logging. These data are unique to the FACE program and methods of collection and classification may differ from other data sources. There were 67 total logging related fatalities in WA State from 1998-2008. The majority of logging related fatalities occurred to workers in the logging industry. Workers in the truck transportation industry made up 20% of logging related fatalities. Nearly all of the 67 total fatalities can be categorized into three types of incidents. These were struck by object, motor vehicle, and machinery incidents. Washington State logging related fatalities peaked in 1999 with 14 and declined dramatically in 2000. From 2000, the number of fatalities increased and held relatively constant at 6-7 per year until 2006 when they started to decline. The decline continued until 2007. The trends in logging related fatalities were comparable to trends in logging dependent industries in WA State and the region during 1998-2008. Construction and wood products industries were operating at high levels of production in 1999 and suffered great declines in 2000. There was some economic recovery from 2000-2005 and more decline from 2005-2008. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Agriculture
  • Automobiles
  • Construction Industry
  • Forestry
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Injuries
  • Injury-prevention
  • Traumatic-injuries
  • Safety-education
  • Safety-practices
  • Safety-programs
  • Logging industry
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• 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:20051291
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 47-19-2009, 2009 Nov; :1-16
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington Department of Labor & Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• Email:
  SHARP@Lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Logging related fatalities in WA State, 1998-2008
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228697/cdc_228697_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 608.57 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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