Occupational Fatalities in Oregon: Annual Report 2012

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• Corporate Authors:
  Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE)
• Description:
  In 2012, Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation recorded 46 fatal occupational incidents with 47 worker deaths. The number represents a rate of 2.6 fatalities per 100,000 employed workers in the civilian labor force in Oregon. The national worker fatality rate in 2012 was 3.4 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. The following notable trends occurred in 2012. The total number of fatalities is lower compared to the last three years. In 2009, 2010, 2011 there were 64, 50, and 59 worker deaths, respectively. In recent years, transportation was the most common industry with fatalities among workers in Oregon. In 2012, construction was the most common industry and occupation for fatalities, followed by transportation second. The most common fatal event in 2012 was violence followed by transportation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Health Safety Transportation Violence
• Keywords:
  Construction Workers FACE Program Fatalities Fatality Assessment And Control Evaluation Program Mortality Data Surveillance Transportation Workers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061603
• Citation:
  Portland, OR: Oregon Health & Science University, 2014 Jul; :1-26
• Contact Point Address:
  OR-FACE Program, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, OHSU, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L606, Portland, OR 97239-3098
• Email:
  orface@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Services, Portland, Oregon
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational fatalities in Oregon: annual report 2012
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c20bfeebee3750f6a51c9102ff91ee8a0a1e67a3757bef6178a6341a35dc7d46141e543d22f5b8c5e006f49f2656a3661a3fe553e39c131dd85be24b2d746e16
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229068/cdc_229068_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.19 MB ]