2013 Annual Report: Tracking Work-Related Deaths in Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Chester, Debra A. ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Yoder M
• Description:
  The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Michigan State University (MSU) began tracking work-related fatalities in the State of Michigan in January 2001. This is the 13th annual Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE) report on acute traumatic work-related (WR) deaths in Michigan. There were 134 work-related deaths in 2013, representing 131 employers and 131 separate incidents. A narrative summary of each work-related fatality is in Appendix I. MIFACE educational material, including on-site investigation reports, summaries of MIOSHA investigations, and hazard alerts are located on the MIFACE webpage on the Michigan State University Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (MSU OEM) website. Key findings for 2013: The number of work-related deaths (134) and the fatal injury rate (3.1 deaths/100,000 workers) were down compared to 2012 (135 work-related fatalities, 3.2/100,000 workers, respectively). Transportation & Warehousing (26, 19.4%) had both the largest number of work-related deaths and the highest risk of death (24.6 deaths/100,000). Construction was second in both number and risk (25, 18.7%; 18.9 deaths/100,000), and Agriculture was third in number and risk (13, 9.7%; 16.0 deaths/100,000) of a work-related death. Manufacturing, although 4th in the number of deaths (10, 7.4%) had one of the lowest risks of death (1.8 deaths/100,000). Arts, Entertainment & Recreation had 6 (4.5%) deaths, but were fourth in the risk of death (12.7 deaths/100,000). The most common cause of death was from a motor vehicle (27, 20.5%), followed by struck by (24, 18.2%) and then suicide (22, 16.7%). Falls were the fourth leading cause (19, 14.4%) and then homicide (16, 12.1%). The cause of death could not be determined for two individuals. The number of work-related suicides in 2013 nearly doubled compared to 2012 (22 suicides in 2013 compared to 12 suicides in 2012). Individuals who died were most likely to be men (90.3%) and White (78.4%). The average age was 46.4 years old and ranged from 19 to 85 years of age. Foreign-born workers accounted for 9.0% of all work-related deaths in Michigan in 2013. Illegal drugs, alcohol or side effects of prescribed medication was a potential factor in approximately 21% of the deaths. The Transportation & Material Moving occupation which had the largest number of work-related deaths (31) followed by Construction & Extraction and Management (20 each). Forty-three (43, 51.8%) of Michigan's 83 counties had a fatal work-related incident. Wayne County had the highest number of work-related fatal incidents (30, 22.7%), followed by Oakland County (14, 10.6%). The county of incident was unknown for two fatal incidents. Of the 134 work-related fatalities, 27 (20.1%) were MIOSHA program-related and were investigated by a MIOSHA compliance officer. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Surveillance programs
  • Mortality data
  • FACE program
  • Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program
  • Fatalities
  • Occupational accidents
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• 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:
  1-76
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054492
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2015 Jun; :1-76
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  2013 annual report: tracking work-related deaths in Michigan
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228907/cdc_228907_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.66 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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