Fatal falls in the U.S. construction industry, 1992-2008.

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• Personal Author:
  Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Wang X
• Description:
  This study profiles fatal falls in construction from 1992 to 2008. The findings show that fatal falls are still the leading cause of death in construction, and that the proportion of fatal falls had increased when the economy was in the peak before its recent downturn. Risk of fatal falls varied among construction occupations and demographic groups. To reduce fatal falls, fall prevention strategies should target Hispanic workers, in particular those who are foreignborn; older workers who are age 55 or older, and young workers who are under 20 years old. New workers and workers who are employed in small construction establishments also need special attention and prevention efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-potential; Accident-prevention; Accidents; Accident-statistics; Age-factors; Construction; Construction-industry; Construction-workers; Equipment-design; Fall-protection; Health-protection; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Mortality-rates; Protective-equipment; Protective-measures; Racial-factors; Risk-analysis; Risk-factors; Safety-education; Safety-engineering; Safety-measures; Safety-practices; Safety-programs; Safety-research; Statistical-analysis; Training; Traumatic-injuries; Work-analysis; Workplace-studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  229-232
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039957
• Citation:
  Research and Practice for Fall Injury Control in the Workplace: Proceedings of International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection. 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. 2012-103, 2011 Nov; :229-232
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Research and Practice for Fall Injury Control in the Workplace: Proceedings of International Conference on Fall Prevention and Protection
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248164/cdc_248164_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]