The Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) Experience in Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Hoffman R ; McCammon, Jane B. ; McKenzie, Lyle E.
• Description:
  Objectives: To establish an investigation program aimed at reducing occupational fatalities in Colorado. Methods: Cooperative agreements with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and Colorado Workers Compensation system, linked with review of state death certificates and reporting by state and local law enforcement agencies and county coroners have enabled CDH to identify and investigate 127 work-related fatal injuries occurring from April 1989 to July 1992. We evaluated the response time and effectiveness of these notification methods. All investigations are conducted using the Fatal Accident Circumstances and Epidemiology (FACE) protocol developed by the Division of Safety Research (DSR), NIOSH. The determination of the primary, secondary, and basic causes of each injury and separation into the major Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes has facilitated the development of industry-specific profiles. Secondary causes are further separated into hazardous practices and hazardous conditions. Results: Each profile illustrates the common characteristics of fatal injuries within an industry and provides a method to enhance awareness within that industry. Company size and geographic location have been found to be critical factors, along with severity of the initial injury. Case reports and profiles are distributed to business, labor and safety organizations, and trade journals. Conclusions: The investigation of occupational fatalities by nonregulatory agencies provides valuable information not usually obtained and can be used to develop industry-specific training programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  FACE Program Fatalities Fatality Assessment And Control Evaluation Program Injuries Mortality Data Occupational Accidents Surveillance
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; Illinois ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  60-61
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059872
• Citation:
  Second World Conference on Injury Control, May 20-23, 1993, Atlanta, Georgia. Des Plaines, IL: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 1993 May; :60-61
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19920930
• Source Full Name:
  Second World Conference on Injury Control, May 20-23, 1993, Atlanta, Georgia
• End Date:
  19970929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d3a0b80b285274cf018628118e0eebd98c40dbfd78b04812ba53c99b4b276f975f63a7550f1480fbb669e472b8aef94c07df9437d80d664892df227f9f844877
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229001/cdc_229001_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.41 MB ]