The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division received notification of 31 compensable fatalities in 2005, the lowest number reported since the state began tracking the statistic in 1943.
	Compensable Fatality Facts, Oregon, 2005 The average age of fatally injured workers in 2005 was 45. The oldest victim was a 71-year-old equipment operator whose road grader overturned. The youngest worker was an 18-year-old logging skidder operator who died when he fell off a skidder and was run over by it. All of the compensable fatalities in 2005 were male. Three of the fatally injured workers in 2005 were Hispanic (9.7 percent), all of whom were born in Mexico. One victim was Native American (3.2 percent). There was one compensable fatality due to occupational illness reported in 2005. A metal fabrication supervisor was exposed to coal tar pitch volatiles while working with aluminum and later developed cancer. Highway motor vehicle accidents have been the leading cause of fatal injuries in four of the past five years. They account for 26 percent of compensable fatalities for 2001-2005.

Fatality/claims data
Visit the DCBS Web site at http://dcbs.oregon.gov. Select the “Statistical Reports” link for additional workers’ compensation claims data and other statistical reports, or call the Information Management Division at (503) 378-8254.

Census of fatal occupational injuries
National work-related fatality data can be found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Web site at: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm

Fatality assessment and control evaluation
Information about Oregon Health Sciences University's Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (FACE) can be found at: http://www.ohsu.edu/croet/face/

Employer workers' compensation coverage
For additional information about employer coverage requirements, you may contact the Workers' Compensation Division Employer Compliance Program at wcd.employerinfo@state.or.us, call (888) 877-5670, or find it on the Internet at: http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/wcd/index.html

Classification systems
Data are classified according to the following classification systems:

• Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS)
• Standard Occupation Classification System (SOC)
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  

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This document was originally published in August 2006
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