Fatal and nonfatal injuries in the construction industry [from 2011-2020] [2022-05]

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• Personal Author:
  Brown S ; Harris W ; Trueblood, Amber B.
• Description:
  This issue examines fatal and nonfatal injuries from 2011 to 2020, including by subsector, occupation, demographic group, primary source, and event/exposure. Key Findings: 1. From 2011 to 2020, there were an annual average of 963 fatal injuries among all construction workers and 78,000 nonfatal injuries among private wage-and-salary construction workers. 2. Fatal injury rates (per 100,000 FTEs) increased from 2011 to 2020 among those who were under 55 (8.1 to 9.0), Hispanic (9.6 to 12.6), and male (9.7 to 10.8). 3. Of all construction and extraction occupations examined, roofers had the highest fatal injury rate in 2020, with 47 fatalities per 100,000 FTEs. 4. From 2018 to 2020, helpers had the highest nonfatal injury rate (501.8 per 10,000 FTEs). 5. Falls, slips, and trips were among the leading events/exposures, resulting in 376 fatal and 22,900 nonfatal injuries on average annually from 2018 to 2020. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Construction Industry Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction workers; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Injuries; Slips, trips, and falls; STF
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065158
• Citation:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 May; :1-7
• Contact Point Address:
  Data Center, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• 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:
  Fatal and nonfatal injuries in the construction industry
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0e5ce4d8b41c9d621f9b1efa0e0f0a2d99d1de840dc63c44e2002ae04168b501f7c3edbb1bbe0d1df6ad5289d0499d6f639eb5886b89a820942a4a82659b6a36
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248879/cdc_248879_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.05 MB ]