Work-Related Pilot Fatalities in Agriculture – United States, 1992–2001

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Marsh, Suzanne M. ; Struttmann, Timothy W.
• Description:
  Airplane pilots in the agricultural industry have a three times higher risk of job-related death from crashes than pilots in other industries. From 1992 to 2001, a total of 141 work-related deaths occurred among pilots in the agricultural industry, accounting for 12 percent of all work-related pilot fatalities during that period. Flying at relatively low altitudes, pilots in the agricultural industry face risk of collision with trees, poles, power lines, towers, and guy wires. Efforts being pursued in the agricultural aviation industry to reduce these risks include safety training for pilots. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Agriculture Aircraft Insecticides Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Agricultural-chemicals Agricultural-industry Crop-spraying Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-accidents Pesticides Pilots Region-6 Region-9 Training

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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:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024640
• Citation:
  MMWR 2004 Apr; 53(15):318-320
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b46fc11db090a4b3794727ab784435f477ede73fee49264b70635497fff8102188bb8f83e96718341704806fefec2dcbec7ffc8b0fcd890d45ec2cd24576e5a4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183354/cdc_183354_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 78.49 KB ]