Peter Dooley, MS, CIH, CSP, UAW Health and Safety Department, 8000 East Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48214, 313 926 5563, pdooley@uaw.net, James Howe, CSP, Health & Safety Department, United Automobile Workers, International Union, 8000 E. Jefferson Aveune, Detroit, MI 48214, and Dave Saksewski, Health and Safety Department, UAW, 8000 E. Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48214.

This presentation will describe the UAW process to investigate workplace fatalities and show examples of the reports. UAW fatality reports detail the sequence of the events leading up to the fatal events with strong recommendations based on the hierarchy of controls to prevent further fatalities occurring from these hazards. The reports and investigations are unique in the level of detail to identify the system problems related to the causation of the fatality. The fatality reports use extensive numbers of photos to recreate the conditions before the fatality occurred and leading up the fatal event.

Learning Objectives:

• To disseminate fatality reports including lessons learned on workplace hazards from UAW-represented workplaces.

Keywords: Occupational Safety,

Related Web page: UAW.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: I am employee of UAW