Document ID (ISN) | 73992 |
CIS number |
99-2027 |
Year |
1998 |
Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.98-131
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Title |
Worker deaths by electrocution: A summary of NIOSH surveillance and investigative findings |
Bibliographic information |
Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA, May 1998. vii, 43p. Illus. 37 ref. |
Abstract |
Surveillance data and investigative reports of fatal incidents involving workers who contacted energized electrical conductors or equipment are summarized. Data were derived from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) surveillance system maintained by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the USA, and are based on death certificates of workers 16 years or older who died from a traumatic injury in the workplace. Part I of this monograph provides: an overview of electrical hazards, including the effects of electrical energy on the human body; a comprehensive summary of the epidemiology of occupational electrocutions based on NTOF and the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) programme data which identifies common risk factors for fatal injury due to contact with electrical energy; and recommendations for elements of an effective electrical safety program for the prevention of workplace electrocutions. Part II includes a summary abstract for all 224 FACE electrocution investigative reports prepared by NIOSH for further information and reference. Topics: accident descriptions; electrical accidents; electrical safety; electricity; epidemiological aspects; fatalities; frequency rates; health hazards; occupations; report; risk factors; safe working methods; statistics; USA. |
Descriptors (primary) |
USA; electricity; electrical accidents; electrical safety; fatalities; statistics |
Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiological aspects; report; accident descriptions; frequency rates; risk factors; safe working methods; occupations; health hazards |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Electricity
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Broad subject area(s) |
Electrical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Electricity
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