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3.6 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
Causes of construction fatalities
(2005)
33%
38% Falls
Struck by
Electrocution
Caught in
Other
11%
9%
9%
FIGURE 3.6C Causes of construction fatalities in the United States FY
2005. (Source: BLS CFOI Data.)
Causes of construction fatalities
(2006)
37% 35% Falls
Struck by
Electrocution
Caught in/between
Other
10%
8%
10%
FIGURE 3.6D Causes of construction fatalities in the United States FY
2006. (Source: BLS CFOI Data.)
Causes of constuction fatalities
(2007)
28%
38% Falls
Struck by
Electrocution
Caught in/between
8% Other
9%
17%
FIGURE 3.6E Causes of construction fatalities in the United States FY
2007. (Source: BLS CFOI Data.)
