Michigan's focus on fatal falls; factors, fixes and follow-up.

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• Personal Author:
  Chester D
• Description:
  There were 875 work-related deaths for the six years of 2001-2006 in Michigan. One hundred twenty five (14.3%) of the deaths were a result of a fall. MIFACE will present the descriptive epidemiological data of work-related falls, highlighting fatal falls in the construction sector where 60% of the deaths from falls occurred. We will also present illustrative case studies, educational interventions, and implications for policy. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Coal
  • Coal Mining
  • Engineering
  • Geology
  • Mining
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Mortality-data; Traumatic-injuries; Epidemiology; Statistical-analysis; Construction-industry; Workers; Work-environment; Work-areas
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-29
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041154
• Citation:
  Fatality Assesment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, May 12-15, 2009, Portland, Oregon. Portland, OR: Oregan Health and Science University, 2009 May; :1-29
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality Assesment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, May 12-15, 2009, Portland, Oregon
• End Date:
  20070831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246432/cdc_246432_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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