As of March 9, 2009, the OSHA-Baton Rouge Area Office (BRAO) has received 26 fatalities for investigation.
In comparison, FY2008 fatalities investigated totaled 36 and in FY2007 the total was 30. The apparent causes for the FY2009 fatalities as follows:
Electrocution: 4 (2 of 4 in the construction industry)
Caught-by: 2
Fall: 6 (4 of 6 in the construction industry)
Struck by/Crushed/Run-over: 11 (4 of 11 in the construction industry)
Suffocation: 1
Drowning: 1
Crane-Tipped and fell into water: 1 (1 of 1 in the construction industry)
Note:
The fatalities investigated by the BRAO are those that fall within OSHA's jurisdiction. See the below chart for the latest U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) information, on Louisiana Workplace Fatalities.
Alexander G. Novas
Compliance Assistance Specialist
U.S. Department of Labor-OSHA