Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries Among Construction Trades Between 2003 and 2014

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• Personal Author:
  Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Largay, Julie A. ; Wang X
• Description:
  The construction industry is unique due to many highly specialized occupations within this sector. Although this industry is dangerous as a whole, workers in different occupations are at risk for various types of injuries and fatalities. This Quarterly Data Report tracks fatal and nonfatal injuries among construction trades through the economic boom, recession, and recovery in the last decade. It illustrates injury variations across selected construction trades, and highlights leading causes of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the most recent years. It also includes recently available data on height of fall. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Economics Electric Injuries Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Injuries; Fatalities; Construction; Construction-industry; Construction-workers; Construction-equipment; Mortality data; Mortality rates; Surveillance; Occupational hazards; Work environment; Bureau of Labor Statistics; BLS; Information systems; Accident analysis; Accident rates; Accident statistics; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Traumatic injuries; Falls; Electrical power transmission lines; Electrocutions; Roofers; Slips, trips, and falls; STF; Masons; Cements; Economic analysis; Economic impact
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050589
• Citation:
  CPWR Quarterly Data Report. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2015 Oct; :1-21
• Email:
  SDong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:245158da49b74966c851b320ce4923735886aab8eca58691db12cc0b0e23e15528fc81113825ff2e7a3baaf47a28bac85c041650eae368c165e85faeaa1aa0d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231564/cdc_231564_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.13 MB ]