Department of Labor & Industry
Service Area
Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Services
Objective
We will work toward reducing workplace fatalities in the high-hazard construction industry.
Measure
To reduce the rate of workplace fatalities in the high-hazard construction industry per 100,000 workers.
Last Modified: 01-Jan-08
Measure Methodology
U. S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) tables that record yearly rates of fatality per 100,000 workers in the high-hazard construction industry. The Agency does not have direct control of workplaces, but we track this measure.
Measure Type
Preferred Trend
Class
Measure Baseline
Outcome
Preferred Trend
Down
Class
Key
Value
14.41
Date
Description
14.41 fatalities (per 100,000 workers) for Fiscal Year 2007.
Measure Target
Value
13.69
Date
6/30/2010
Description
13.69 fatalities (Decrease by 5 percent the number of fatalities per 100,000 workers per year) by the end of Fiscal Year 2010 on 6/30/2010.
Measure Frequency
Frequency
Annual
Description
Explanatory Note
The 2007 fatality rates are the rates that were published in 2007 by the U. S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The figures published in 2007 are based on the figures that were collected in calendar year 2005. There is a delay in the actual occurrence of the fatalities and the publication of the fatality rates. In addition, figures may not be published until more than a month after the close of Virginia's fiscal year.
Measure Data
| Year | Measure |
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| 2000 | 15.4 |
| 2001 | 12.4 |
| 2002 | 12.1 |
| 2003 | 15.3 |
| 2004 | 18.8 |
| 2005 | 14.0 |
| 2006 | 14.5 |
| 2007 | 14.4 |
| 2008 | 14.4 |
| 2009 | |
| 2010 |
Year refers to Virginia's fiscal year which runs July 1 - June 30.
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