1. The California FACE Program Update
Laura Styles MPH, Hank Cierpich,
Jim Rogge MD, MPH, Robert Harrison MD, MPH
California Department of Public Health
Occupational Health Branch
Funded by The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

2. Work-Related Injury Fatality Rates
Los Angeles County, 1992-2007
(N=1,969)
4.5
4
Rate/100,000 workers
3.5
All fatalities
3
2.5
Fatalities w/out
homicide
2
1.5 Homicide
1
Transportation
0.5 Falls
Machine
0
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

3. Country of Birth
Fatal Work Injuries Involving Hispanics
Los Angeles County, 1992-2007
(N=864)
70 68
67
60 59 59
60 57 58 58
56
55
53 52 53
51
50 47
45
# Fatalities
50
40 38 54
# of fatalities
42 38
42 38
# Fatalities
37 43 47
25 39 42
30 43
39 47
20 6
11
10 14 12 15 19 15
16 17
12 11 11 13
9 9 11 11
8
2 3 3 1 1 2 1
0 1
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Unknow n Native-born Foreign-born

4. Fatality Rates by Ethnicity
Los Angeles County, 1992-2007
(N=1,969)
4 3.8
3.5
3
Rate/100,000 workers
2.5
2.5
# of fatalities
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Hispanic Non-Hispanic

16. Work in progress
• Post link to LA work-related fatality
geocoded data
• Identify programming resources for filter
and search functions
• Evaluate effectiveness of tool