The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division received notification of 37 compensable fatalities in 2006, the third-lowest number reported since the state began tracking the statistic in 1943.
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Compensable Fatality Facts,
Oregon, 2006

  • The average age of fatally injured workers in 2006 was 45.
  • The oldest victim was a 69-year-old truck driver whose semi-truck collided with a guardrail. The youngest worker was a 19-year-old apartment cleaner who was kidnapped and is presumed dead.
  • Two of the fatally injured workers in 2006 were female
  • Five of the fatally injured workers in 2006 were Hispanic (13.5 percent); four of them were born in Mexico and one was born in Chile. One victim was Native American (2.7 percent).
  • There were no compensable fatalities due to occupational illness reported in 2006.
  • Highway motor vehicle accidents have been the leading cause of fatal injuries in every one of the past five years. They account for 29 percent of compensable fatalities for 2002-2006.

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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:

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This document was originally published in June 2007
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