46a. Fatalities involving vehicles and heavy equipment in construction, 1992-2010(All employment)

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46b. Primary sources of fatalities, road construction sites vs. all construction, 2008-2010 total(All employment)

50.2%

23.6%

14.4%

6.8%5.1%

Road constructionTotal = 237 deaths

Vehicles Heavy equipment Structures & surfaces Parts & materials Other

24.4%

11.2%

37.2%

11.4%

15.8%

All constructionTotal = 2,697 deaths

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46c. Fatal events involving vehicles and heavy equipment, by location, 2008-2010 total(All employment)

Struck by vehicle/mobile equip.

Non-collision incident

Caught in/struck by ob-ject/equip.

Collision between vehicle/mobile

equip.*

Other*

65.1%

16.0%

7.4%

8.0%

3.4%

14.3%

20.1%

37.3%

31.4%

30.7%

11.0%

24.2%

2.8%

Streets & highways(401 deaths)

Other construction sites(384 deaths)

Road construction sites(175 deaths)

% of deaths

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46d. Fatalities involving vehicles and heavy equipment in construction, selected occupations, 2008-2010 total(All employment)

Crane/Tower operator

Heat A/C mech

Paving/Surfacing

Plumber

Carpenter

Electrician

Highway maint

Construction manager

Truck driver

Operating engineer

Foreman

Laborer

18

19

19

26

32

34

39

47

90

101

112

205Number of deaths

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46e. Fatalities involving vehicles and heavy equipment at road construction sites, selected occupations in construction, 2008-2010 total(All employment)

Construction manager

Truck driver

Crossing guard

Paving/Surfacing

Foreman

Highway maint

Operating engineer

Laborer

5

7

8

12

15

17

22

63Number of deaths

This research was conducted with restricted access to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data.  The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the BLS.