Occupational fatalities

W. W. Cloe, Selected Occupational Fatalities Related to Fire and/or Explosion in Confined Work Spaces as Found in Reports of OSH A Fatality/Catastrophe Investigations, Report No. OSHA/RP-82/002, U.S. Dept, of Labor, Washington D.C., Apr. 1982, p. 32. 

Anonymous. 1986. Occupational fatality following exposure to hydrogen sulfide—Nebraska. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 35 533-535. 

Snyder JW, Safir EF, Summerville GP, et al. 1995. Occupational fatality and persistent neurological sequelae after mass exposure to hydrogen sulfide. Am J Emerg Medl3 199-203. 

Of the 167 reactive incidents, 48 caused a total of 108 fatalities. Since 1980, CSB data show an average of six injury-related incidents per year, resulting in an average of five fatalities per year. Table 2 provides data on 12 incidents with three or more fatalities (see also Figures 4 and 5).25 Appendix F presents a 5-year summary of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on occupational fatalities. 

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) reviewed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data (1996-2000) on occupational fatalities to determine the significance of the reactive incident problem in the context of chemical process safety.68 Table F-l summarizes this information. 

As described in Section 3.1, CSB data represent only a sampling of reactive incidents and should not be directly compared to BLS data, which offer a more complete accounting of occupational fatalities. Nonetheless, CSB data provide an indication that a significant number of fatalities from process safety incidents involve reactive hazards. 

Centers for Disease Control Occupational fatalities associated with exposure to epoxy resin paint in an underground tank—Makati, Philippines.MMIEZ 39 373-380,June 8,1990... 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, US EPA, OSHA, Div of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, NIOSH, CDC Occupational fatalities associated with 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) exposure, 1980-1998. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 49(23) 516-518,Jun 16, 2000... 

Data on fatal work injuries are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), 1995. This program, which has collected occupational fatality data nationwide since 1992, uses diverse data sources to identify, verify, and profile fatal work injuries. Information about each workplace fatality (occupation and other worker characteristics, equipment being used, and circumstances of the event) is obtained by cross-referencing source documents, such as death certificates, workers compensation records, and reports to Federal and State agencies. This method assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. 

Occupation Fatality Count Employment (in thousands) Fatality Rate3 Index of Relative Risk Leading Fatal Event (in percent)... 

Data on fatal work injuries are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). 1. This program, which has collected occupational fatality data nationwide since 1992, uses diverse... 

Silverstein MA. 1983. Occupational fatality attributed to 1,1,1-trichloroethane. Arch Environ Health 38 252. 

A second example permeates all industries death on the road. Motor vehicle accidents constitute by far the single greatest cause of occupational fatalities nationwide, as figure 4.2 shows. Yet rarely is there any protest among truckers or delivery drivers over their daily bout with fate. (The Domino s Pizza controversy cited in chapter 1 is an exception to the rule.) OSHA has avoided the issues that would have to be addressed... 

Figure 4.2 Occupational fatalities by cause (share of total)...

Doubling the Estimated Value of Life Results Using New Occupational Fatality Data. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Spring, 7(3) 476-90. 

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