Fatalities in the Landscape and Horticultural Services Industry, 1992–2001

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• Personal Author:
  Buckley JP ; Hunting KL ; Sestito, John P.
• Description:
  Background: Although landscape and horticultural services workers have high injury and illness rates, little is known about fatalities in this industry. Methods: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and Current Population Survey data were analyzed to determine fatality rates and causes of landscaping deaths from 1992 to 2001. Results: There were 1,101 fatalities during the 10-year period and the average fatality rate was 13.50 deaths per 100,000 full-time employees. In 2001, the landscaping fatality rate was 3.33 (95% CI 2.84-3.91) times the all industry rate. The leading causes of death were transportation incidents (27%), contact with objects or equipment (27%), falls (24%), exposure to harmful substances and environments (18%), and assaults and violent acts (4%). The fatality rate for African American landscapers was 1.51 (95% CI 1.25-1.83) times the rate for white workers. Fatalities were also common among self-employed, small business, and young landscapers. Conclusions: Landscaping workers are at increased risk of fatal injury. Further research is needed to characterize industry hazards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Demographic-characteristics Forestry Forestry-workers Industrial-environment Industrial-exposures Industrial-hazards Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Racial-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034389
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2008 Sep; 51(9):701-713
• Contact Point Address:
  Jessie Poulin Buckley, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, 5220 Long Green Rd, Glen Arm, MD 21057
• Email:
  jpoulin@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bf2a0e05204e91cf58d1528530af193744cbcbc00d776d8da9b0409c3c54b236bde0092ac7828fbc687fbab3537fa4c51d1109afcf51055b2e935d605aba069c
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