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Abstract
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Data from the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), collected
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), provide information on fatal occupational injuries that occur
in the United States. CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) uses CFOI data
to support research and evaluation activities related to the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA),
a partnership between the public and private sectors to encourage workplace safety and health research.
Since 1992, when BLS first introduced CFOI, BLS has annually reported data on fatal occupational injuries
from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. For 2005, BLS reported a total of 5,702 work-related
fatal injuries and a rate of 4.0 deaths per 100,000 workers; compared with 1992, this represents an 8%
decline in the number of deaths (from 6,217 in 1992) and a 23% decline in the fatality rate (from 5.2
in 1992). This report summarizes the 2005 data, which indicated that the highest percentages of fatal
workplace injuries were attributed to highway incidents, followed by falls, being struck by an object,
and homicides. Since 1992, the number of deaths resulting from highway incidents, falls, and being struck
by an object has increased, and the number of homicides has decreased. To reduce the number of workplace
deaths, transportation measures targeting workers (e.g., truck safety and highway work-zone safety) should
be enhanced by state and local transportation agencies and coordinated with highway-safety measures for
the general public.
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