Surveillance and prevention of mortality in small-scale fishermen in Southern Asia.

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• Personal Author:
  Conway G ; Yadava YS
• Description:
  Background: Over 30 million individuals work in commercial fishing operations worldwide. Although <1 % of the worldwide workforce, fisherman account for >7% of worker mortality. Fishing-related mortality data and prevention activities may be relatively complete for the developed nations, but often quite limited for developing nations, due to shortages of infrastructure, critical expertise, and resources. The lack of complete and accurate data is of great concern: understanding the events is a critical step toward preventing them. In early 2004, NIOSH and BOBP undertook enumeration and analysis for deaths among fishennen in Indian coastal states. Methods: Data were abstracted from insurance claims files, which included death records, medical examiner reports, insurance claim processing data, search and rescue (SAR), and other jurisdictional agency information. Results: 513 national death insurance records were abstracted: over 40% of these events were drownings, another 10% were missing at sea: and the remainder involving a wide variety of circumstances. A detailed analysis was conducted on 128 records from Tamil Nadu state (with some overlap with the other dataset). The leading cause of death therein was drowning (43 deaths, 34%), most (22) due to falls overboard, and 8 (in 6 incidents) due to capsize by large waves. Motor vehicle (MV) incidents killed 39 (30%) of deceased fishermen, most on 2 wheeled vehicles. Also noteworthy was a single incident with 7 deaths, due to a large vessel colliding with and sinking a fishing vessel. Conclusion: These data provide information for action, for preventive efforts, supporting fishermen always wearing flotation while working and consider wearing helmets on 2 wheelers and seatbelts (when available) when in larger MVs. This major project has high potential for increasing national and international understanding and fostering prevention of fishingrelated dcaths in south Asia.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Hydrocarbons Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Polychlorinated Biphenyls Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Epidemiology Fishing-industry Injuries Injury-prevention Monitoring-systems Morbidity-rates Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Occupational-safety-programs Statistical-analysis Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Workplace-studies

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  APRO - Alaska Pacific Regional Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  38-39
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036172
• Citation:
  IFISH4: Proceedings of the Fourth International Fisheries Industry Safety and Health Conference, May 10-14, 2009, Reykjavik, Iceland. Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2009 May; :38-39
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1141 - Fishing - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a66851fbb5bc134bcd226c93e5f117af9fad79203d8e496d0d47dabd7707b4c3f0b3f2b3ef65110b832f56707c9e57e0c62480c8057d2ea9140e8b8e3c924edd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181547/cdc_181547_DS1.pdf
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