Fatal Injuries at Work: Massachusetts Fatality Update, 2016–2017

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• Corporate Authors:
  Massachusetts. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  Fatal injuries at work are all the more tragic because they are largely preventable. Information about where and how they occur is essential to develop effective prevention programs. This update provides an overview of fatal injuries at work that occurred in Massachusetts during 2016-2017 and includes details collected by both the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) projects. Included are deaths traditionally linked to the work environment such as falls, electrocutions, and exposure to toxic chemicals. Also included are workplace opioids overdoses, homicides and suicides and 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:
  FACE Program Fatalities Fatality Assessment And Control Evaluation Program Surveillance Traumatic Injuries
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• 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:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066443
• Citation:
  Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2019 Aug; :1-7
• 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, 2016-2017
• 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/229132/cdc_229132_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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