title: Fatal traumatic brain injuries in the construction industry, 2003-2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Research on fatal work-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) is limited. This study describes fatal TBIs in the US construction industry.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fatal TBIs were extracted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 2003 to 2010, 2,210 fatal TBIs occurred in construction at a rate of 2.6 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. Workers aged 65 years and older had the highest fatal TBI rates among all workers (7.9 per 100,000 FTE workers). Falls were the most frequent injury event (n = 1,269, 57%). Structural iron and steel workers and roofers had the highest fatal TBI rate per 100,000 FTE workers (13.7 and 11.2, respectively). Fall-related TBIs were the leading cause of death in these occupations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A large percentage of TBIs in the construction industry were due to falls. Emphasis on safety interventions is needed to reduce these fall-related TBIs, especially among vulnerable workers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konda
authors.affiliation: Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Hope M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tiesman
authors.affiliation: Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Audrey A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Reichard
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000401:mortality*; D060389:Construction Industry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: TBI; brain injuries; falls; occupational; older workers; roofers