2011 Annual Report: Tracking Work-Related Deaths in Michigan

Details

• 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 12th annual Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE) report on acute traumatic work-related (WR) deaths in Michigan. There were 135 WR deaths in 2012, representing 131 employers and 133 separate incidents. Key findings for 2012: The number of WR deaths (135) and the fatal injury rate (3.2 deaths/100,000 workers) were down compared to 2011 (141 WR fatalities, 3.3/100,000 workers, respectively). The largest number of WR deaths occurred in Construction (20, 14.8%), then Transportation & Warehousing (19, 14.1%), then Agriculture (18, 13.3%) and then Retail Trade (12, 8.8%). Manufacturing, Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services and Other Services each had 11 WR deaths (8.1%). Agriculture had the highest risk of death (20.7 deaths/100,000 workers), followed by Transportation & Warehousing (18.6 deaths/100,000 workers), and Construction (15.7 deaths/100,000 workers). The most common cause of death was from a motor vehicle (36, 26.7%), followed by homicide (28, 20.9%), then falls (16, 11.9%), and then non-vehicular machines (14, 10.5%). The cause of death could not be determined for one individual. Individuals who died were most likely to be men (92.6%), white (79.2%), married (59.7%) and have at least a high school education (70.0%). The average age was 48.3 years old and ranged from 18 to 84 years of age. Thirty percent of work-related fatalities occurred to college-educated individuals, the highest percentage since this was first tracked in 2001. Illegal drugs, alcohol or side effects of prescribed medication was a potential factor in approximately 10% of the deaths. The largest number of work-related traumatic events occurred on a Wednesday (26) followed by Monday (23). March and June were the most common months (16), and 12:00p.m. to 3:59p.m. was the most common time (33). Forty (41, 49.4%) of Michigan's 83 counties had a fatal WR incident. Wayne County had the highest number of WR fatal incidents (38, 28.4%), followed by Oakland County (10, 7.5%). The county of incident was unknown for one fatal incident. Of the 135 WR fatalities, 27 (20.6%) were MIOSHA program-related and were investigated by a MIOSHA compliance officer. The number of WR homicides in 2012 nearly doubled compared to 2011 (28 homicides in 2012 compared to 15 homicides in 2011). A narrative summary of each WR 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  FACE Program Fatalities Fatality Assessment And Control Evaluation Program Mortality Data Occupational Accidents Surveillance Programs
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• 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:
  1-73
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054494
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2013 Jun; :1-73
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  2011 annual report: tracking work-related deaths in Michigan
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228909/cdc_228909_DS1.pdf
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