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Work–Related Crashes Leading cause of occupational fatality –More than 1,300 deaths /year between 1992 and 2002 –Accounted for 23% of all occupational deaths in 2000 –While other causes of occupational death decreased, crash fatalities increased steadily between 1992 and 1999
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Work Related Crashes:
Incidence & Remedies Jeff Michael
Director, Office of Impaired Driving & Occupant Protection National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
People Saving People
Work–Related Crashes • 10-Year History of Work Related Crashes
– NIOSH, September 2003, by Stephanie Pratt
• Recommend Employer -Based Interventions
Work–Related Crashes• Leading cause of occupational fatality
– More than 1,300 deaths /year between 1992 and 2002
– Accounted for 23% of all occupational deaths in 2000
– While other causes of occupational death decreased, crash fatalities increased steadily between 1992 and 1999
Who is Involved?
0500
100015002000250030003500400045005000
TruckDrivers
Production& Repair
Sales Services Executive &Managerial
Number of Work Related Deaths 1992-2000
Who is Involved?
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Number of Work Related Deaths 1992-2000
Age
Who is Involved?
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
Rate of Work Related Deaths 1992-2000 per 100,000 FTE
Age
What Type of Crash?
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
CollisionBetweenVehicles
NonCollision Collision withObject Off the
Road
Collision withObject On the
Road
Number of Work Related Deaths 1992-2000
What Type of Crash?
55%44%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Urban Crash Rural Crash
Percent of Work Related Deaths 1992-2000
Driver-Related Crash Factors
• Too Fast for Conditions • Failure to Stay in Proper Lane• Running Off the Road• Inattention• Failure to Yield Right of Way
Safety Belt Use Among Crash Fatalities
1997 - 2002
33% 39%0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Work-RelatedCrashes
Overall Population
Potential Benefits of Belt Use
• Safety belts can save 1 of every 2 unbelted fatalities, so…
• Of the 1,300 work related fatalities each year, about 2/3 are unrestrained (860)
• One half of these, or about 430 employees, could be saved each year.
What Works?
Education, followed by Policy & Enforcement = Increased Belt Use
May 23 – June 5, 2005
August 19 – September 5, 2005
www.nhtsa.dot.gov
www.safercar.gov
www.cdc.gov/niosh
