Perspectives in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Fatal Occupational Injuries – Texas, 1982

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Alexander, C. E. ; Barrington, W. E. ; Carroll, W. D. ; Suarez, L.
• Description:
  Data on fatal occupational injuries occurring in Texas in 1982 is reported. A review of Texas death certificates yields a total of 710 deaths associated with occupational injuries in 1982. Among the leading causes of death were: motor vehicle associated injuries, at 22.3 percent of total injuries; machinery and tool related injuries, at 14.8 percent; homicide and firearm injuries, at 13.9 percent; falls, at 11.8 percent; and electrocutions, at 10.6 percent. Industrial categories with the highest rates of fatal injury are: mining, including crude petroleum and natural gas production; agriculture; construction; transportation, communications, public utilities; personal services; business and repair services; public administration; retail trade; and wholesale trade. Occupations with the highest risk are: airplane pilots and navigators; oil well drifters; construction laborers; heavy truck driver; material moving operating engineers; farmers; police and detectives; and electricians. A major impediment to the surveillance of work related deaths is the absence of routinely coded occupation and industry information on death certificates in 22 states, including Texas. The authors conclude that a periodic review of death certificates provides an accurate and easily accessible approach to the surveillance of deaths caused by occupational injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Analytical-methods Equipment-operators Industrial-safety Machine-operation Mortality-surveys NIOSH-Author Occupational-accidents Quantitative-analysis Risk-analysis Safety-research

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00151438
• Citation:
  MMWR 1985 Mar; 34(10):130-134
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e43f8859b740b5f8f3c4d9e8af5aa9bcbdd9b5d1f8b6aadf793606c5d3c6cc50f6da7ee2585277d2ef3ef6592bca607497e874a1f308bcc91f0a73ed72773e85
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183249/cdc_183249_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 488.96 KB ]