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Chapter 9.
Occupational Safety and Health Statistics
Presentation
Summary information for the major traits of workers
fatally injured and for key fatality characteristics
(event/exposure, occupation, and industry), along with
overall fatality counts, are included in a national news
release issued about 8 months after the end of the
reference period. Supplementary tables containing
fatality rates and special profiles of specific fatal
events (e.g., highway incidents and homicides) also are
available with the news release. Besides national data,
State-specific data on workplace fatalities are available
from participating State agencies. A list of them along
with their telephone numbers are available from BLS at
(202) 691-6175. Data are also available through the Occupational
Safety and Health page of the BLS Web site.
Articles and detailed tables containing both national
and State data are published regularly in the Bureau's
quarterly publication, Compensation
and Working Conditions, and
occasionally in the Monthly
Labor Review. Much of this information also
appears in yearly fatality reports compiled by BLS, which
are referenced at the end of this chapter. A research
file useful for safety researchers, policy officials, and
others involved in promoting safety in the workplace can
be obtained through a letter of agreement with BLS to
protect the confidentiality of data.11
Footnotes
11The research file is available on diskette upon
request. Because census data are collected under a pledge
of confidentiality, data elements identifying the
deceased or the company they worked for are deleted from
the database. For information on the file, contact oshstaff@bls.gov
or by telephone
at Area Code (202) 691-6175.
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