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NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
 The following list of reports are fatality investigations of incidents where construction workers were killed. These investigations were conducted under the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program.
These links provide access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.
 CPWR The Construction Chart Book: The U.S. Construction Industry and its Workers. The Construction Chart Book  18,374
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External link: http://www.cpwr.com/pdfs/CB 4th Edition/Fourth Edition Construction Chart Book final.pdf, now in its fourth edition, marks the 10th year since it was first published in 1997. This fourth edition uses updated statistics to characterize the changing construction industry and its workers in the United States, monitor the impact of such changes on worker safety and health, and identify priorities for safety and health interventions in the future. While addressing a broad audience, this book focuses on aspects of the construction industry that are most important to the decision makers responsible for worker safety and health. The safety and health section is greatly enhanced and expanded from previous editions. While this section continues to provide detailed construction injury statistics, additional calculations on health risk factors and chronic illnesses are included. This section also compiles the recent findings from research conducted by CPWR staff, CPWR consortium members, NIOSH researchers, and other published studies. Newly developed information includes results from the NIOSH lead surveillance program (ABLES), the latest reports on noise-induced hearing loss, respirator use, worker exposure to manganese and chromium during welding, and OSHA enforcement efforts, just to name a few. For the first time, this section presents an estimation of total cost of construction fatal and nonfatal injuries.
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Construction accounted for 1,178 fatal work injuries, the most of any industry sector in 2007. The total for construction represented a decrease of 5 percent over the 2006 total. Fatalities among specialty trade contractors decreased 6 percent (from 721 fatalities in 2006 to 680 in 2007),while fatalities among workers in construction of buildings rose 11% from 2006, with most of the increase in non-residential construction industries.
Construction and extraction worker fatalities decreased by 10 percent in 2007 (from 1,273 in 2006 to 1,152 in 2007), after increasing the 3 previous years. Construction laborers accounted for the highest number of fatal work injuries among construction and extraction occupations, accounting for 877 fatal work injuries, down 10 percent from 2006. Fatalities among operating engineers and other construction equipment operators; painters, construction and maintenance; and electricians all saw decreases of 20 percent or more.
Source: National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2007
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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External link: http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf
Construction workers experienced 135,350 injuries and illnesses in 2007 and had an incident rate of 190 per 100,000 workers. Within construction, contact with objects and equipment resulted in 35 percent of the injuries and illnesses. Specialty trade contractors reported the highest injury rate (5.6 per 100 full-time workers) among the three 3-digit NAICS industries within construction.
Source: Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away from Work, 2007
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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External link: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh2.pdf
Source: Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 2007 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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External link: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/osnr0030.pdf
From 2003 through 2005, ironworkers and electrical power installers had the highest rates of work-related deaths at 68.9 and 57.3 respectively per 100,000 workers. The rate of work-related deaths among construction laborers was less than half as high as the rate of ironworkers but the number of laborers killed on the job was higher than any other construction occupation.
Between 1992 and 2005 falls to lower level, electric current, highway incidents, and being struck by an object were in the leading causes of death in construction. One third of the fall related deaths were falls from a roof, 18% were falls from scaffolding and 16% were falls from ladders. Electrocutions accounted for 9% of the deaths in construction in 2005. The main cause of electrocution for electrical workers was direct contact with energized equipment and wiring, while over half the electrocutions of non-electrical workers were caused by contact with overhead power lines with object including ladders, poles, and cranes.
Source: The Construction Chartbook.
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External link: http://www.cpwr.com/pdfs/CB 4th Edition/Fourth Edition Construction Chart Book final.pdf
General Construction Safety Information
Construction Industry Fatalities by Event or Exposure
Fatal occupational injuries by industry and event or exposure, All United States, 2007
Industry |
Transportation Incidents |
Other Event or Exposure |
Construction |
Total Transportation |
Highway Incidents |
Non-highway Incidents |
Worker Struck by vehicle |
All other transportation incidents |
Assaults & violent acts |
Contact w/objects & equipment |
Falls |
Exposure to harmful substances or environments |
Fire & explosions |
Construction |
283 |
145 |
44 |
73 |
21 |
39 |
206 |
442 |
179 |
23 |
Building |
46 |
23 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
15 |
39 |
107 |
34 |
- |
-Residential Buildings |
22 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
- |
12 |
13 |
55 |
22 |
- |
-Nonresidential |
19 |
10 |
4 |
- |
3 |
- |
24 |
46 |
12 |
- |
Heavy and Civil |
96 |
41 |
8 |
37 |
10 |
- |
58 |
31 |
28 |
3 |
-Utility |
23 |
12 |
3 |
8 |
- |
- |
34 |
20 |
17 |
3 |
-Highways Street and Bridge |
63 |
27 |
4 |
28 |
4 |
- |
18 |
9 |
4 |
- |
-Other Heavy |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
5 |
- |
7 |
- |
Specialty Trades |
129 |
73 |
24 |
27 |
5 |
20 |
10 |
291 |
115 |
18 |
-Foundation |
21 |
16 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
156 |
33 |
- |
-Building
Equipment |
41 |
28 |
3 |
7 |
- |
8 |
15 |
50 |
49 |
5 |
-Building Finishing |
18 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
- |
7 |
10 |
62 |
18 |
7 |
-Other Specialty |
47 |
18 |
14 |
15 |
- |
3 |
41 |
21 |
15 |
4 |
* Totals include data for industries not shown separately.
† Based on the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
§ The figure shown is the number of deaths in that industry by event category.
Source: Fatal occupational injuries by industry and selected event or exposure, 2007
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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External link: http://stats.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cftb0223.pdf
Source: Fatal occupational injuries resulting from transportation incidents and homicides, 2007
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
126
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External link: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cftb0224.pdf
Additional BLS occupational fatality information can be found in the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
143
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External link: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf
NIOSH Construction Safety Resources
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Health Hazard Evaluations
Noise and Hearing Loss 1986-1997
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-106
Genesis Steel Services, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland
HETA Report No. 2003-0146-2976 November 1998
NIOSH investigators evaluated workers risk of developing back and wrist disorders associated with tying rebar and the possible benefits of using battery powered tier (BPT) as a substitute for manual tying to prevent upper body extremity and low back musculoskeletal disorders.
Boston Harbor tunnel Project, Winthrop, Massachusetts
HHE Report Nos. HETA-95-0331 and 95-0334-2626
Investigation of Respiratory Illness in Boston Harbor Project Inner-Island and Outfall Tunnels
George Campbell Painting Company, Groton, Connecticut
HHE Report No. HETA-93-0502-2503 April, 1995
NIOSH Investigators were requested to evaluate the expresses concern regarding the workers’ potential to carry home lead-containing dust produced during removal of lead-based paint.
Research in Progress at NIOSH
NIOSH Program Portfolio-Construction Activities: NIOSH Research Projects
NIOSH Update: NORA FY 2007 Intramural Funding Awards Announced
National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
Other Research Funded by NIOSH
Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The CRISP database covers research projects funded from fiscal year 1972 to the present.
External link: http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/crisp/crisp_query.generate_screen
NIOSH Office of Extramural Programs
Related U.S. Government Web Sites
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities page
External link: http://stats.bls.gov/iif/home.htm
Data on fatal and nonfatal injuries at work from the Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries, the annual Survey of Occupational Injury and Illness, and other
Department of Labor programs:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
External link: http://www.bts.gov
Comprehensive U.S. transportation statistics for all modes of transportation.
Department of Energy
External link: http://www.hss.energy.gov/healthsafety/WSHP/construction.html
Department of Homeland Security
External link: http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Federal Emergency Management Agency
External link: http://www.fema.gov/
Federal Highway Administration
External link: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov
Information on the U.S. highway infrastructure, safety initiatives, regulations,
environmental stewardship, and congestion mitigation.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
External link: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov
Information on regulatory and voluntary programs for reducing injuries,
fatalities, and crashes associated with large trucks and buses.
Mine Safety and Health Administration
External link: http://www.msha.gov/
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
External link: http://www.nrc.gov
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
External link: http://www.osha.gov/
Other Related Web Sites
AAA Foundation for
Traffic Safety
External link: http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/
Provides research results and educational materials to promote traffic safety. This site also has a useful work zone photo library.
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
External link: http://www.artba.org/
ARTBA holds annual meetings and conferences, maintains standing committees, policy advisory councils, and professional development sections that work on issues to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the transportation construction industry.
American Society of Safety Engineers
External link: http://www.asse.org
Offers basic resources for safety professionals on work zone safety.
Associated General Contractors
External link: http://www.agc.org/cs/about_agc/divisions_committees/highway_transportation_division
Construction Safety Council
External link: http://www.buildsafe.org/
The Construction Safety Council is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of safety and health interests in the field of construction throughout the world.
Health
and Safety Executive (UK)
External link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/
Offers facts and recommendations on work related road safety. Provides
several case studies useful for the review or development of occupational
road safety policy and procedure.
Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety
External link: http://www.iihs.org
Vehicle crash test results and a wide variety of educational materials
on traffic safety. Offers useful state-by-state comparisons of traffic
safety laws.
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Ironworkers
External link: http://www.ironworkers.org/organization/Safety.aspx
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
External link: http://www.boilermakers.org/
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
External link: http://www.ibew.org/ibew/departments/safety.htm
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
External link: http://www.teamster.org/resources/sh/sh.asp
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
External link: http://www.bacweb.org/safety_training/health.htm
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
External Link: http://www.iuoe.org/Home/AboutIUOE/Links/tabid/110/Default.aspx#Safety
Laborers'Health and Safety Fund of North America
External Link: http://www.lhsfna.org/index.cfm
Mine Workers
External link: http://www.umwa.org/index.php?q=content/health-and-safety-job
National
Safety Council
External link: http://www.nsc.org/
In conjunction with ARTBA offers Roadway Work Zone Safety Awareness Awards. Offers general work zone safety information for safety professionals.
National Work Zone Safety
Information Clearinghouse
External link: http://www.workzonesafety.org/
Provides information for government, industry, and the public to promote the safe
and effective operation of highway work zones.
Transportation Research Board (TRB)
External link: http://trb.org
Provides information from the arm of the National Research Council that engages government, industry, and academia in promoting research, policy studies, and information-sharing addressing all aspects and modes of transportation. Offers publications for a fee including, Illumination Guidelines for Nighttime Highway Work, Highway Maintenance Safety, Support, and Service.
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada
External link: http://www.ua.org/safety.asp
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
External link: http://www.carpenters.org/
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