Did You Know that Falls Are the Leading Cause of Death in Construction?

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• Journal Article:
  Did you know that falls are the leading cause of death in construction
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Falls are the leading cause of death in construction. This infographic shows a map of the United States. Each dot on the map represents a fatal construction fall in 2018. Learn more about CPWR's fatality mapping at http://stopconstructionfalls.com/fatality-map/. Join the Campaign to Stop Construction Falls! http://stopconstructionfalls.com/. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Cause Of Death Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Health Promotion Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Falls; Fatalities; Construction industry; Information dissemination; Hazard communication; Worker safety; Construction; Construction workers; Injury prevention; Mortality data; Mortality rates; Mortality studies; Occupational hazards; Occupational safety and health
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Jul; :1
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060933
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f88cb050a4784c2c107e6197185181b556f23372e48341d879607a929544c81a4852beb30799cc3748004697d000409b45705fff5025e99fe6db16026e4e2e54
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/53764/cdc_53764_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 175.66 KB ]