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Trench fatalities in the construction industry
(2003–2006)
104

Number of trench fatalities = 192
65

19
4

5–9' 10–14' 15–20' >20
Depth of trench
FIGURE 3.11 Analysis of trenching fatalities. (Source: OSHA IMIS Data.)
Iron worker fatalities
34

27
24
22
18

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
FIGURE 3.12 Analysis of iron worker fatalities FY 2003–2007.
(Source: BLS CFOI Fatality Data.)
Iron worker fatalities
(2003–2007)

3% 2%
7%
13% Falls
Struck by
Electrocution
Caught in/between
Other
75%
FIGURE 3.13 Fatalities of iron workers in steel construction. (Source: BLS
CFOI Data.)

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