The California FACE Program Update

Laura Styles MPH, Hank Cierpich, Jim Rogge MD, MPH, Robert Harrison MD, MPH

California Department of Public HealthOccupational Health Branch

Funded by The National Institute for Occupational Safety & HealtFunded by The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)h (NIOSH)

Work-Related Injury Fatality RatesLos Angeles County, 1992-2007

(N=1,969)

Homicide

Transportation

Falls

Fatalities w/out homicide

Machine0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.519

92

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

All fatalities

Rat

e/10

0,00

0 w

orke

rs

Country of Birth Fatal Work Injuries Involving Hispanics

Los Angeles County, 1992-2007(N=864)

# of

fata

litie

s

# Fa

talit

ies

169

2 3 3 1 1

611

17 14 1512 11

19

9

1511 11 8

13 11

38

25

4237 42

50

43 4738

43

3839 42

39

54

1 1

12

58

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Unknown Native-born Foreign-born

60

45

59

53

57

68

5659

58

52 51 53

47

67

55

2

47

# Fa

talit

ies

Fatality Rates by EthnicityLos Angeles County, 1992-2007

(N=1,969)

# of

fata

litie

s

3.8

2.5

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Hispanic Non-Hispanic

Rat

e/10

0,00

0 w

orke

rs

Work in progress

• Post link to LA work-related fatality geocoded data

• Identify programming resources for filter and search functions

• Evaluate effectiveness of tool