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CFOI
5 OSHA and HazCom articles tagged "CFOI" — practical, CFR-cited guidance verified against primary sources.
Who Dies in Confined Spaces: 1,030 Deaths, and Why So Many Are Rescuers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 1,030 confined-space worker deaths from 2011 to 2018, and NIOSH's landmark finding is that more than 60% of confined-space fatalities are would-be rescuers. This study lays out the data — the causes, the gases, the rescuer multiplier — and the OSHA Subpart AA rules written to stop each one.
The Hidden Toll: The Work Deaths No Census Counts
A data analysis of the largest gap in US workplace-safety statistics — 5,070 workers were counted as killed on the job in 2024, but an estimated 135,000 die each year from occupational diseases the official fatality census is not built to count.
What 5,070 Workplace Deaths in 2024 Reveal: A CFOI Data Analysis
An original analysis of the BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2024 — 5,070 deaths, a 10-year trend line, the six ways workers die, and the uncomfortable finding that the hazard killing the most workers is the one OSHA regulates least directly.
Who Dies at Work: The Demographics Behind 5,070 Deaths
A data analysis of who the 5,070 workers killed in 2024 actually were — and the uncomfortable finding that fatal risk is not shared evenly. Workers 65 and older die at nearly three times the average rate, and Hispanic or Latino workers well above it.
Workplace Violence: The Fatal Hazard OSHA Still Doesn't Regulate
Workplace homicides rose to 470 in 2024 — and it is the one major fatal hazard for which OSHA has no standard at all. A data analysis of the regulatory gap, the unequal burden, and what employers must do anyway.