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Commercial fishing fatalities and injuries described by linked vessel incidents

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  • Alternative Title:
    J Agromedicine
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  • Description:
    Objectives:

    The Risk Information System for Commercial Fishing (RISC Fishing) merged information on fishermen and vessel incident types from various databases. This descriptive study examined linked fisherman injury records (fatal and nonfatal) and vessel incident records in Oregon and Washington from 2000 to 2018 in the RISC Fishing database. The circumstances of incidents and any association with fishermen outcomes were explored to identify injury prevention opportunities.

    Methods:

    The statistical analyses included a descriptive study of incidents related to the injury characteristics and frequency of outcomes by incident type. Further analyses included contingency tables and Pearson Chi-Square tests for select variables to determine if there was an association between vessel incident outcomes (fatality, nonfatal injury, no injury).

    Results:

    A total of 375 reported incidents with 93 cases of fatalities, 239 nonfatal injuries and over 6,575 fishermen with no injury were described. Ninety percent of fatalities were due to drowning with only 2% wearing an immersion suit properly. Deckhands experienced fatal and nonfatal injuries most frequently. The most common factors associated with nonfatal injuries included contact with objects (event), walking on vessel and hauling gear (work activities), and fractures and open wounds (nature). The most common final event leading to a vessel disaster with no injury being reported was sinking (76%). Distributions between the incident outcomes (fatality, nonfatal injury and no injury) differed by vessel activity/type, fishery/gear, and event leading to the incident.

    Conclusion:

    Linked information of fishermen injury outcomes and vessel incident information showed that events and settings that involve fatalities are qualitatively different from only nonfatal injuries or survivors with no injury. Vessel-level approaches for mitigating fatalities, such as ensuring vessel stability, improving navigation/operation decisions, and spotlighting lifejacket policies/rescue priorities could have a significant impact. Work task-specific prevention strategies for nonfatal injuries related to the larger vessels (catcher/processors and processors) and smaller vessels (with pot/trap gears) is paramount. The use of information provided in reports when linked can provide a fuller picture with the goal to advance efforts to improve the working conditions of commercial fishermen.

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    J Agromedicine. 28(4):881-889
  • Pubmed ID:
    37387508
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC10543625
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    U54 OH007544/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    28
  • Issue:
    4
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