Figure 4-26. Fatal occupational fall rates by selected construction trade, 2001.The 2001 rate for fatal occupational falls among ironworkers was 66.8 per 100,000 workers-15 times the average rate for all construction. For roofers, the fatal fall rate was 30.1, or 7 times the average rate for all construction.
(Sources: BLS [2002b,c]; Dong et al. [2004].)
