Revisiting Pneumatic Nail Gun Trigger Recommendations.

Use of a pneumatic nail gun with a sequential actuation trigger (SAT) significantly diminishes the risk for acute traumatic injury compared to use of a contact actuation trigger (CAT) nail gun. A theoretically-based increased risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders from use of a SAT nail gun, relative to CAT, appears unlikely and remains unproven. Based on current knowledge, the use of CAT nail guns cannot be justified as a safe alternative to SAT nail guns.

Fatal falls in the U.S. residential construction industry.

Background: Falls from heights remain the most common cause of workplace fatalities among residential construction workers in the United States.

Methods: This paper examines patterns and trends of fall fatalities in U.S.

Injury underreporting among small establishments in the construction industry.

Background: There is convincing evidence that occupational injury and illness rates, particularly those reported by employers in the BLS' Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), substantially underestimate the true magnitude of injury and illness in the construction industry.

Methods: Fifteen years of data from five large nationally representative data sources were analyzed, including SOII, CFOI, CBP, CPS, and MEPS. Regression trends and ratio analyses were conducted, and stratified by establishment size and Hispanic ethnicity.

Occupational fatalities of Hispanic construction workers from 1992 to 2000.

Background: Hispanic construction employment has dramatically increased, yet published data on occupational risk is lacking.

Methods: Data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and current population survey (CPS) were examined from 1992 to 2000. Fatality rate, relative risk (RR), and risk index were calculated using CFOI fatality data and CPS data on hours worked, adjusted to full-time-equivalents (FTE).