ACCIDENTS & INJURIES
Construction industry fatality rate, by
occupation
October 8, 2008 -- Each day in the United States, more than 11 million men
and women go to work in the complex and changing industry that builds, repairs
and maintains the structures we all inhabit. That is the construction
industry.
Though the construction industry fatality rate declined in 2007 to 1,178
(from 1,239 in 2006), the construction industry experiences more fatalities than
any industry in the private sector, according to the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health.
Fatality rate by occupation
Two occupational groups (construction and extraction occupations and transportation and material moving occupations) together accounted for nearly half of all fatal work injuries in 2006 (48 percent).
Construction and extraction worker fatalities rose 6 percent in 2006, to 1,258, from 1,184 in 2005. Construction laborers accounted for the highest number of fatal work injuries among construction and extraction occupations, accounting for 360 fatal work injuries, up 5 percent from 2005.
Fatalities among electricians, roofers, painters, and drywall and ceiling tile installers also rose. Fatalities decreased among carpenters, construction trade helpers, and among plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.
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see also:
Highway
Highway Construction Accidents - Occupational Fatalities in Highway Construction IndustryHighway Construction Accidents - U.S. Construction Industry Fatalities
2007 National Census of Fatal Work Injuries
2007 National Census of Fatal Occupational Work InjuriesPersonal injury law firm with 2007 stats on U.S. fatal work injuries
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