Fatal Drug Overdose in the Workplace (Superseded)

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. What is the hazard? In 2020 the Kentucky Fatality Assessment Control Evaluation program recorded the highest number of workplace drug overdose fatalities since its inception in 1994. The alarming trend has continued into 2021, with eight drug overdose deaths occurring from January to June. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Drugs
  • Substance use
  • Fatalities
  • Drug overdose
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069104
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2021 Nov; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatal drug overdose in the workplace
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229205/cdc_229205_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 254.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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