Construction Fatality Narrative: Painter Dies from Accidental Drug Overdose [2020]

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  A 53-year-old painter died from an accidental drug overdose at a job site. Coworkers found him unresponsive in a company van parked at a job site. The medical examiner determined that he died from acute methamphetamine intoxication and that the manner of death was accidental. Methamphetamines were responsible for 40% (531) of drug-related deaths in Washington State in 2018, more than any other drug. Methamphetamine-related death rates increased from 1.3 in 2008 to 7.2 per 100,000 residents in 2018 according to an analysis by the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, nationally in 2018, "unintentional overdoses due to nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol while at work increased 12 percent from 272 to 305." This is the sixth consecutive annual increase. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Paint
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Training
  • Safety
  • Safety measures
  • Safety practices
  • Hazards
  • Exposure levels
  • Risk factors
  • Protective measures
  • Safety education
  • Workers
  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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061549
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-202-2020, 2020 Dec; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229063/cdc_229063_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 184.38 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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