Construction Sees Large Amount of Electrical Deaths
Roughly half of the fatal workplace injuries related to electricity exposure in a recent 10-year period occurred in construction, according to a new report from CPWR– The Center for Construction Research and Training.
Using 2011-2020 data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, researchers identified 1,501 fatal occupational electrical injuries in all industries. Of those, Safety and Health magazine reports 49.1 percent involved construction workers. Additionally, 24.4 percent of nonfatal electrical injuries occurred in construction. CPWR says the industry employs 7 percent of the U.S. workforce.
Overall, fatal injuries were more often a result of direct exposure. Direct exposure is associated with contacting a live wire, while indirect exposure may include operating a crane that touches a power line.
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Source: Safety and Health
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Frank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.