Fatal Injuries at Work: Massachusetts Fatality Update, 2014-2015

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• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  The Occupational Health Surveillance Program (OHSP) in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health collects information on all fatal occupational injuries as part of the national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Death certificates, records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), news stories, police reports and other data sources are used to identify these deaths. These source documents are primarily collected by the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) project, which conducts in-depth investigations of select fatal occupational injuries with support from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The purpose of the FACE project is to develop a detailed understanding of how fatal injuries occur and to develop recommendations to prevent similar incidents in the future. These recommendations are disseminated to relevant industries, labor organizations, equipment manufacturers, and others in positions to take action to prevent work-related injuries. This update provides an overview of fatal injuries at work that occurred in Massachusetts during 2014-2015 and includes details collected by both the FACE and CFOI projects. Included are deaths traditionally linked to the work environment such as falls, electrocutions, and exposure to toxic chemicals. They also include workplace homicides and suicides as well as motor vehicle-related fatalities that occurred during travel on the job. Deaths from occupational illnesses and heart attacks at work are excluded. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Fatalities
  • Surveillance
  • Traumatic injuries
  • FACE program
  • Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061230
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2018 Oct; :1-8
• Contact Point Address:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, 250 Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108-4619
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health - Boston
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatal injuries at work: Massachusetts fatality update, 2014-2015
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229049/cdc_229049_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 127.30 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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