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.
	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.

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 June 2007
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