Fatality Inspection Data: Work-related Fatalities for Cases Cited by Federal OSHA

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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  Archived-Incident-Files-for-Federal_State-Summaries 09/19/2017 01:50:PM
Federal_Fatality_CY17.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 16.6 KB 09/18/2017 11:08:AM
Federal_Fatality_screenshot.pdf application/pdf 191.8 KB 09/18/2017 11:12:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Fatality Inspection Data: Work-related Fatalities for Cases Cited by Federal OSHA. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-03-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E100970V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Fatality Inspection Data: Work-related Fatalities for Cases Cited by Federal OSHA
Summary:  View help for Summary This page provides data on work-related fatalities for cases in which the employer was issued a citation by Federal OSHA where at least one violation was related to the fatality. These incident summaries include only cases in which citations and penalties were issued for fatalities that occurred on or after January 1, 2017. OSHA investigates all work-related fatalities in all covered workplaces. OSHA has up to six months to complete an investigation and determine whether citations will be issued. Employers must report worker fatalities to OSHA within eight hours.

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Microdata: Yes                                                                                         
Level of Analysis: FY09-12, FY16: Groups - companies, FY13-15: Groups - Companies; States, FY17: Groups - Companies; Local - City; States                 
Variables Present: 
File Layout: FY09-12, FY16-17: .csv, FY13: .csv, .xslx, pdf, FY14-15: .csv, .xslx, pdf, .xls 
Codebook: No                                                                        
Methods: No                                        
Weights (with appropriate documentation): n/a                              
Publications: No                                                                              
Aggregate Data: No
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.osha.gov/dep/fatcat/dep_fatcat.html

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms fatalities; occupational safety and health; injuries
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Universe:  View help for Universe Work-related fatalities for cases in which the employer was issued a citation by Federal OSHA where at least one violation was related to the fatality.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) event/transaction data


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V1 [2017-10-05]

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