Data Bulletin: Transportation Injuries in the Construction Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Dufoe, Derek ; Trueblood, Amber B. ; Harris, William ; Brooks, Raina D.
• Description:
  This issue examines transportation injuries, including injuries due to transportation incidents, injuries involving a vehicle as a primary source, and fatal motor vehicle crashes in construction work zones. Transportation incidents, which accounted for over a third of all occupational fatalities in 2023, are one of the most common causes of workplace injuries among construction workers. Transportation hazards occur on and off public roadways with vehicles and equipment operating on or near construction sites. Highway work zones are especially hazardous for construction workers with an estimated 101 thousand (K) crashes resulting in 39K worker injuries in 2023. This Data Bulletin examines transportation injuries, including injuries due to transportation incidents (referenced as transportation injuries throughout), involving a vehicle as primary source, and fatal motor vehicle crashes in construction work zones. Injury statistics come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (CFOI). Nonfatal data are provided biennially for injuries among private wage-and-salary workers resulting in days away from work, while fatal data contain annual injury statistics for all construction workers. Nonfatal and fatal transportation injuries were examined by detailed event/exposure type, primary source, and major subsector. Fatal injuries were also analyzed by state. Crash data was collected from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), including time of day and pedestrian involvement. Data to calculate rates were obtained from the U.S. BLS Current Population Survey (CPS). Nonfatal injury rates were calculated per 10,000 full-time equivalents (FTEs) and fatal injury rates were calculated per 100,000 FTEs using CPS data. Nonfatal injury rates by major subsector were calculated per 10,000 workers using CES data.
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Construction workers; Transportation; Motor vehicles; Injuries; Highway work zones; Fatalities
• Series:
  CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Subseries:
  Data Bulletin
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071144
• Citation:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2026 Feb; :1-7
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20240901
• Source Full Name:
  Transportation injuries in the construction industry
• End Date:
  20290831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257911/cdc_257911_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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