Crane Accident Death Statistics
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Crane Accident Death Statistics
There are approximately 125,000 cranes now in use in the construction industry according to OSHA. In addition, between 80,000-100,000 cranes are in use in general and maritime industries.
The most recent construction crane accident death statistics published by the U.S. Department of Labor are from data collected in 2006. The DOL's Bureau of Labor Statistics Crane-Related Occupational Fatalities Fact Sheet was released in July 2008.
Crane accidents caused the one-the-job deaths of 72 construction site workers in 2006.
"In 2006, workers employed as construction laborers (10 fatalities); electricians (8); and welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers (6) were the most likely to be killed in crane-related incidents. Crane and tower operators accounted for only 3 fatalities."
Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
While there were no construction crane accidents resulting in mulptiple worker deaths in 2006, there were 6 deaths in 2005 and 8 deaths in 2004 caused by multiple fatality construction crane accients.
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Crane Accident Death Statistics for Years 1997-2006
From 1997 to 2006, crane accidents resulted in the on-the-job deaths of 818 workers. The table below shows the number of crane accident worker deaths by year from 1997 to 2006.
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Crane Accident Death Statistics by Cause of Death for 2006
The pie chart below summarizes 2006 crane accident construction worker fatalities by cause of death.
In 2006, crane accidents caused the deaths of 72 construction workers. This includes deaths where the source of the injury was a construction crane accident, the secondary source of the injury was a construction crane accident, or where the construction worker killed was operating a crane.
The source of injury or illness identifies the object, substance, bodily motion, or exposure which directly produced or inflicted the injury. The secondary source of injury identifies the object, substance, or person that generated the source of injury or that contributed to the event or exposure. The source and secondary source are based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification (OIICS) manual. More information on OIICS can be found here: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshoiics.htm. The worker activity describes what the worker was doing at the time of the fatal injury or exposure. Worker activity is an internal codes used by the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program.
Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Crane Accident Worker Death Statistics by State - Top 4
From 2003 to 2006, the most fatal occupational injuries involving cranes occurred in Texas, where 42 workers were killed as a result of crane-related accidents. Other states in the top four include Florida (27 crane-related worker deaths), California, (25 crane-related worker deaths), and Louisiana (17 crane-related worker deaths).
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