This issue of the CPWR Data Bulletin examines fatal and nonfatal struck-by injuries in construction from 2011 through 2019, identifying trends by subsector and injury cause.

• Data Bulletin
• Data Bulletin – Charts
• Data Bulletin – Chart Data

Falls continue to be the number one cause of workplace fatalities in construction: Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that between 2018 and 2019, fatal falls to a lower level increased from 321 to 401. Those figures make it more important than ever to re-focus on fall hazard awareness and the prevention of falls, particularly as employers and employees are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training has been posting new resources and information in connection with this year’s OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls, including hosting webinars with members of the ANSI Z359 Accredited Standards Committee and the National Roofing Contractors Association. Register for those webinars below and find more information about the Stand-Down on the Stop Construction Falls website.

Tuesday, April 20th at 2 p.m. ET — Fall Protection Q&A Panel Part II
Click here to register and submit a question for our panelists

Wednesday, April 28th at 1 p.m. ET — Fall Harness Fit: The Basics
Click here to register and submit a question for our panelists

Monday, May 3rd at 1 p.m. ET — 2021 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction: Official Kick-off with OSHA, NIOSH and CPWR
Click here to register and submit a question for our panelists

Also, to improve our resources and outreach efforts, we are conducting a fall experience survey to learn more about the root causes of falls from heights. If you have experienced, witnessed, or investigated a fall incident, please consider completing the survey.

The Department of Labor (DOL) will host an National Online Dialogue on Empowering Teen Workers April 19 – 30 to gather ideas on better ways to reach all teens, including teens with disabilities, with important information about their workplace rights and protections. The public—including teens, parents, employers and other influential adults of teen workers—are encouraged to participate. DOL and OSHA will use their social media platforms to share messaging about the online dialogue and workplace safety and health for teens who or will be employed over the summer.

Here’s how you can help:

• Share this one-pager about the online dialogue with your stakeholders, particularly those who work with or employ teens, and encourage them to participate.
• Follow DOL and OSHA as they share posts and information through their social media platforms. You can find them as @USDOL and @OSHA_DOL for Twitter and @departmentoflabor for Facebook.
• Follow a campaign organizer, CareerSafe, who can be found on Twitter as @CareerSafe and on Facebook as CareerSafe Online.
• Retweet or share their posts on your page or feed.
• Respond or comment using #KeepTeenWorkersSafe and #KeepWorkersSafe.
• Review the social media posts on KeepTeenWorkersSafe.org or in this toolkit, then make them your own, originate the messages from your account, and use #KeepTeenWorkersSafe or #KeepWorkersSafe in your posts.

In addition, please show your support by posting the following message on Tuesday, April 20th:

I care about the safety and health of teen workers! Share ideas on empowering teens in their workplaces: https://teenworkers.ideascale.com #KeepTeenWorkersSafe #KeepWorkersSafe