Fatal falls in the U.S. residential construction industry.
Am J Ind Med
; 57(9): 992-1000, 2014 Sep.
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BACKGROUND: Falls from heights remain the most common cause of workplace fatalities among residential construction workers in the United States. METHODS: This paper examines patterns and trends of fall fatalities in U.S. residential construction between 2003 and 2010 by analyzing two large national datasets. RESULTS: Almost half of the fatalities in residential construction were from falls. In the residential roofing industry, 80% of fatalities were from falls. In addition, about one-third of fatal falls in residential construction were among self-employed workers. Workers who were older than 55 years, were Hispanic foreign-born, or employed in small establishments (1-10 employees) also had higher proportions of fatal falls in residential construction compared to those in nonresidential construction. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that fall safety within the residential construction industry lags behind commercial construction and industrial settings. Fall prevention in residential construction should be enhanced to better protect construction workers in this sector.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Accidentes por Caídas
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Accidentes de Trabajo
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Hispánicos o Latinos
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Industria de la Construcción
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Empleo
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Traumatismos Ocupacionales
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Vivienda
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ind Med
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos