Worker Deaths by Electrocution: A Summary of NIOSH Surveillance and Investigative Findings: NIOSH 2000-115

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• Alternative Title:
  Worker Deaths by Electrocution: NIOSH 2000-115 CD-ROM
• Personal Author:
  Stout, Nancy A. ; Casini, Virgil ; Kisner, Suzanne
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This report provides the complete text of 224 electrocution investigative reports that were cited in the document 'Worker Deaths by Electrocution: A Summary of Surveillance Findings and Investigative Case Reports' (NIOSH Publication No. 98-131). Based on data from the NIOSH National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) surveillance system, electrocutions were the fifth leading cause of death from 1980 through 1992. The 5,348 deaths caused by electrocutions accounted for 7 percent of all fatalities and an average of 411 deaths per year. How can a worker be exposed or put at risk. Electricity is present at most jobsites, and many American workers, regardless of industry or occupation, are exposed to electrical energy daily during the performance of their tasks. These hazardous exposures may exist through contact with an object as seemingly innocuous as a broken light bulb to an energized overhead powerline. What recommendations has the federal government made to protect workers' health. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) addresses electrical safety in Subpart S 29 CFR 1910.302 through 1910.399 of the General Industry Safety and Health Standards. The standards contain requirements that apply to all electrical installations and utilization equipment, regardless of when they were designed or installed. Subpart K of 29 CFR 1926.402 through 1926.408 of the OSHA construction safety and health standards contain installation safety requirements for electrical equipment and installations used to provide electric power and light at the jobsite. These sections apply to both temporary and permanent installations used on the jobsite. Additionally, the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) comprehensively address electrical safety regulations. NIOSH recommendations focusing on prevention are included in this Technical Document. ; This report was originally released on CD-ROM in April 2000, due to large file size and slower internet speeds.
• Subjects:
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Electric Injuries
  • Ergonomics
  • Mining
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Mortality
  • Electrocution
  • Surveillance-networks
  • Safety
  • Medical-recordkeeping
  • Information-systems
  • Electrical-equipment
  • Energy
  • Occupational-hazards
  • Epidemiology
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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Worker Deaths by Electrocution: NIOSH 2000-115 ; Worker Deaths by Electrocution: NIOSH 98-131
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia ; United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  702 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Wallis, David ; Broderick, Thomas A. ; Paul, Orville V. Jr. ; Reed, Laurence D. ; Pettit, Ted A. ; Pizatella, Timothy J. ; Linn, Herbert I. ; Pratt, Stephanie G. ; March, Suetta J. ; Dalton, Teresa L. ; Boyce, Kathy J. ; Spiker, Joyce R. ; Keane, Paul R. ; Hixon, Pamela S. ; Morton, Linda L.
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• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000405
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2000500094
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-115, 2000 Apr ; :CD-ROM
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/237036/cdc_237036_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.09 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:59a6d53bb03cbdf95e9b2f1b6e7ecd09aa6e44325fc42486486aa500b25f03d1cfae5e5ddcfdbd48050a90a5bac59fdd4656d7672e863a673849221dd789c1f0