Quarterly Data Report: Trends of Fall Injuries and Prevention in the Construction Industry

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• Journal Article:
  Trends of fall injuries and prevention in the construction industry
• Personal Author:
  Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Jackson, Rebecca ; Varda, Danielle ; Betit, Eileen P. ; Bunting, Jessica
• Description:
  Falls are a common cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries in the construction industry. To prevent these injuries, the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Construction Sector Council, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched the National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction (hereafter referred to as the Campaign) on Workers' Memorial Day in 2012. This ongoing Campaign has reached more and more organizations and individuals. To continue to support this national effort, this Quarterly Data Report provides updated data on the characteristics of fatal and nonfatal falls among construction workers using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). While the report covers data back to year 2003, the main analysis focuses on the data between 2011 and 2017. For some estimates, several years of data were pooled together to increase data reliability. In addition, selected findings from a social network analysis of the Campaign are also included in this report. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Geographic Information Systems Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Small Business Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Falls; Fall protection; Injuries; Fatalities; Construction; Construction industry; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Safety research; Accident potential; Accident prevention; Mortality data; Mortality rates; Injury prevention; Surveillance; Occupational hazards; Work environment; Bureau of Labor Statistics; BLS; Information systems; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; OSHA; Accident analysis; Accident rates; Accident statistics; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; National Occupational Research Agenda; NORA; Construction Sector Research Program; Geographic information systems; Small businesses; Hazard communication; Information dissemination; Racial factors; Roofers; Partnership; Ladders; Scaffolds
• Source:
  CPWR Quarterly Data Report. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2019 Jul; :1-22
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Quarterly Data Report
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  22 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056597
• Contact Point Address:
  Xiuwen Sue Dong, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  SDong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• 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:e5a665260c0c5d64d59d911427488eb60fc56f88213f7a93c92e0c62cfcfe3cd72a445d7b021dc0b26a9414cfc89e760ebf9826ace251b2d0580ac82b7030188
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/81140/cdc_81140_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.34 MB ]