Fatality Report FY 2003

January 2004

18 3 17

Area Office Fatality Statistics

47 29 17 11 17 1 3 21 53 Atl. East (17) Atl. West (11) B'ham (17) Columbia (1) Frankfort (3) Ft. L'dale (53) Jackson (21) J'ville (29) Mobile (17) Nashville(3) Savannah (18) Tampa (47)

How People Died at Work

Fatality Causes FY 2003

15 14 8 6 52 27 105 Struck By (105) Falls (55) Electrocution (27) Drowning (15) Caught In (14) Burns/Fire/Exp. (8) Crushed By (6) Toxic Exp. (5) Heat Stress (2) 55

Fatality Report FY 2003 237 Fatalities  Struck By = 105  Falls = 55  Electrocution = 27  Drowning = 15 Caught In = 14  Burns/Fire/Exp.= 8  Crushed By = 6  Toxic Exposure = 5  Heat Stress = 2

Burns, Fire, Explosions

8 Fatalities Due To Burns/Fires/Explosions  2 Wet/Dry Vacuums (Acetone, Gasoline)  2 Torch (Wood Dust, Hydraulic Fluid)  2 Flammable Vapor (Oil Storage Tank, Lighting Pilot of Dehydration System)  1 Combustible Dust (Gunpowder)  1 Pressurized Systems (Coker)

Caught In Operating Equipment and Cave-Ins

14 Fatalities Due To Being Caught In Operating Equipment or Cave-Ins  9 Operating Machinery (Chipper, Idler Pulley, Fan Motor, Dryer, Beater Pit, Shaft, Roll-up Door, Debarker)  5 Trench Cave-Ins

Crushed By

6 Fatalities Due To Being Crushed By Equipment  2 Forklift (pinned against other equipment)  2 Scissor Lift (pinned against beam)  1 Elevator  1 Pivot Point of Blast Furnace

Drowning

15 Fatalities Due To Drowning  7 Motor Vehicle (Driven Into Ponds, Lakes, Canals)  2 Mowing (Tractors)  2 Heavy Equipment (Bulldozer, Front End Loader)  1 Diving (Golf Ball Retrieval)  1 Landscaping (Sea Wall)  1 Scaffold (Collapsed into Water)  1 Boat Fueling (Marina)

Electrocutions

27 Fatalities Due To Electrocutions  13 Overhead Power Line Contact*  5 Contact Energized Conductors (3 Light Installations, Conduit Installation, 2 Removing Wire Nut/Capping Conductors)  3 Ungrounded Equipment (Welder, Copier, Compressor)  3 Underground Conductor Contact (Installing Conduit, Connecting Wiring, Plumbing)

27 Electrocutions

 1 Uninsulated Tool (Pliers)  1 Stored Energy (Capacitor)  1 Improper Ground Placement (Welder)

Electrocutions Involving Power Lines

* 13 Electrocutions Involving Overhead Power Line Contact  4 Contact with Equipment (Bucket Truck, Boom, Drilling Rig, Excavator)  3 Installing Poles (Power Pole, Flag Pole)  3 Landscaping (Tree Trimming)  1 Pulling Cable  1 Installing Lines (Jumper)  1 Rigging (Crane Sling)

Falls

55 Fatalities Due To Falls  14 Roof  9 Ladder  5 Communication Tower  5 Scaffolding  5 Motor Vehicles (2 Garbage Trucks, 1 Pick up, 1 Utility, 1 Service Truck)  4 Lift Equipment (2 Order Pickers, 1 Aerial Lift, 1 Bucket Truck)

 4 Same Level  2 Tree  2 Balcony  2 Platforms  1 Framing  1 Water Tower  1 Bridge Decking

55 Falls

Heat Stress

2 Fatalities Due To Heat Stress  1 Garbage Collection  1 Concrete Work

Struck By Fatalities

105 Fatalities Due To Being Struck By Objects  27 Motor Vehicles*  11 Forklifts  10 Loading/Unloading/Moving Loads  9 Trees  7 Cranes/Rigging/Loads  6 Bullets (Workplace Violence)

105 Struck By Fatalities

 6 Heavy Equipment  5 Motor Vehicle Maintenance (Garbage Truck, Auto Lift, Backhoe, Front-End Loader, Trailer Door)  5 Operating Machinery (2 Saws, Lumber, Tree Trimmer, Screw Machine)  3 Maintenance (Charge Bucket, RR Trestle, Generator Cover)  3 Concrete Forms

105 Struck By Fatalities

 3 Demolition  2 Tire/Tire Rims  2 Manhole Cap Installation  1 Underground Pipe  1 Pressure Washing  1 Construction (Carport Collapse)  1 Trench (Rock)  1 RR Door  1 Lightning

*15 Fatalities Due To Being Struck By Motorists  2 Tow Truck Drivers  2 Setting Out/Removing Cones  2 Security Guards  1 Flagger  1 Blowing Leaves on Roadway  1 Parking Attendant

Fatalities Involving Motorists

 1 Survey Crew  1 Landscaping  1 Sweeping Roadway  1 Road Clearing  1 Lane Closure at Toll Booth  1 Good Samaritan

Toxic Exposures

5 Fatalities Due To Toxic Exposures  4 Confined Space (3 PVC Duct Installation/Manhole, Railway Car)  1 Carbon Monoxide (Forklift)

Hispanic/Latino Fatalities

59 Fatalities Of Hispanic/Latino Employees  6 Atlanta East (35%)  3 Atlanta West (27%)  4 Birmingham (23%)  33 Ft. Lauderdale (62%)  2 Jackson (10%)  5 Jacksonville (17%)  3 Mobile (18%)  2 Savannah (11%)  15 Tampa (32%)

Hispanic Fatalities by Area Office

2 3 5 2 15 6 3 4 31 Atl. East (6) Atl. West (3) B'ham (4) Ft. L'dale (31) Jackson (2) J'ville (5) Mobile (3) Savannah (2) Tampa (15)

Hispanic/Latino Fatalities

 32 Struck By (30% of Struck-By;14% of all Fatalities)  16 Falls (29% of Falls; 7% of all Fatalities)  7 Drowning (47% of Drowning; 3% of all Fatalities)  7 Caught In (50% of Caught-In; 3% of all Fatalities)  2 Crushed By (33% of Crushed By; .8% of all Fatalities)

Hispanic/Latino Fatalities

 2 Toxic Exposure (40% of Toxic Exposures; .8% of all  Fatalities)  2 Burns/Fire/Explosions (25% of Burns/Fire/Explosions; .8% of all Fatalities)  1 Heat Stress (50% of Heat Stress; .4% of all Fatalities)  1 Electrocution (5% of Electrocutions; .4% of all Fatalities)

Hispanic/Latino Fatality Causes

7 7 2 2 2 1 1 32 Struck By (32) Falls (16) Drowning (7) Caught-In (7) Crushed By (2) Toxic Ex. (2) Burns/Fire/Exp (2) Heat Stress (1) Electrocution (1) 16

Where Fatalities Occurred

SIC Codes

  8 Agriculture Production (0133 – 0181) 18 Agriculture Services (0722 – 0783)    1 Oil Production (1382) 11 General Building Constructors (1521 – 1542) 36 Heavy Construction (1611 – 1629)    62 *Specialty Trade Contractors (1711 – 1799) 8 Food Products Mfg. (2011 – 2062)

SIC Codes

 1 Textile Mfg. (2259)  4 Sawmills (2421)   2 Wood Pallet/Container Mfg. (2439 - 2449) 3 Paper & Allied Products (2611 – 2621)   1 Printing and Publishing (2741) 2 Chemical and Allied Products (2842 – 2899)   2 Plastic Products (3069 - 3089) 7 Stone, Clay & Glass (3271 – 3275)

SIC Code

 1 Primary Metals (3322)  8 Fabricated Metal Products (3441 – 3496)  2 Industrial Equipment Mfg. (3533 - 3541)  8 Transportation Eqmt. (3714 – 3731)  2 Misc. Mfg. (3993 – 3999)  5 Trucking & Warehousing (4212 – 4231)  2 Water Transportation (4491 – 4493)  2 Transportation Services (4789)

SIC Code

 1 Communications (4841)  7 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4911 – 4959)  3 Wholesale Trade (5021 – 5093)  1 Wholesale Trade (Nondurable Goods) (5141)  1 Food Store (5411)  2 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations (5531)

SIC Code

 1 Real Estate (6513)  2 Hotels and Other Lodging (7011)  1 Personal Services (7299)  9 Business Services (7349 – 7381)  5 Auto Repair, Services and Parking (7538 – 7549)  3 Misc. Repair Services (7623 – 7699)  1 Amusement & Recreation Svc. (7997)

SIC Code

 1 Private Residence (8811)  1 Services Not Elsewhere Classified (8999)  1 Nonclassifiable Establishment (9999)

Specialty Trades

62 Specialty Trade Contractors

5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 6 6 9 12 11 1799 (12) 1731 (11) 1794 (9) 1751 (6) 1761 (6) 1791 (5) 1771 (4) 1741 (3) 1795 (2) 1711 (1) 1742 (1) 1743 (1) 1781 (1)

*62 Specialty Trade Contractors

 1711 Plumbing, Heating, and AC = 1  1731 Electrical Work = 11  1741 Masonry = 3  1742 Plastering, Drywall, Acoustical & Insulation Work = 1  1743 Terrazzo, Tile, Marble and Mosaic Work = 1  1751 Carpentry Work = 6  1761 Roofing, Siding & Sheet Metal Work = 6

*62 Specialty Trade Contractors

 1771 Concrete Work = 4  1781 Water Well Drilling = 1  1791 Structural Steel Erection = 5  1794 Excavation Work = 9  1795 Wrecking and Demolition = 2  1799 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors = 12