2019 Annual Report: Tracking Work-Related Deaths in Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Oliveri AN ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan. Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
• Description:
  The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) at Michigan State University (MSU) began tracking work-related fatalities in the state of Michigan in January 2001. This is the 19th annual Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE) report on acute traumatic work-related deaths in Michigan. There were 163 work-related deaths in 2019, an increase of 4 deaths compared to 2018. There were 155 separate incidents (two deaths occurred in each of four separate incidents, with one further incident resulting in five deaths) and 160 separate employers. A narrative summary of each work-related fatality is in Appendix I. MIFACE educational material, including on-site Investigation Reports, Summaries of MIOSHA Investigations, and Hazard Alerts are located on the MIFACE webpage on the Michigan State University Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (MSU OEM) website. Key findings for 2019: The number of work-related deaths (163) was up compared to 2018 (159 work-related fatalities). The fatal injury rate (3.4 deaths/100,000 workers) stayed constant. The overall rate of work-related deaths in Michigan is lower than the rate in the United States (3.5 deaths/100,000 workers). The industry sector with the highest employment-based industry rate was Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting (38.8 deaths/100,000 workers), followed by Mining (36.1 deaths/100,000 workers) and then Construction (17.9/100,000 workers). Agriculture also had the largest number of work-related deaths (32 deaths, 19.6% of all fatalities) followed by Construction (31 deaths, 19.0%). Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of work-related death (31, 19.0%), followed by suicides (23, 14.1%), struck-by incidents (21, 12.9%) machine-related incidents (20, 12.3%). Illegal drugs, alcohol or side effects of prescribed and over-the-counter medication were potential factors in 18.2% of the non-suicide and non-drug abuse deaths. By occupational group, Management had the largest number of work-related deaths (44) followed by Transportation & Material Moving (33) and then Construction & Extraction (23). Fifty-six of Michigan's 83 counties (67.5%) had a work-related fatality. Wayne County had the highest number of deaths (25, 15.3%), followed by Oakland (12, 7.4%), Macomb (7, 4.3%), Washtenaw, Genesee, and Kent (6, 3.7%), and Clinton and Ingham (5, 3.1%). Of the 163 work-related fatalities, 39 (23.9%) were MIOSHA program-related and were investigated by a MIOSHA compliance officer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  FACE Program Fatalities Fatality Assessment And Control Evaluation Program Mortality Data Occupational Accidents Surveillance Programs
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-68
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066748
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2021 Oct; :1-68
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  2019 annual report: tracking work-related deaths in Michigan
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
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