Work-related deaths in Washington State, 1998-2002

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• Personal Author:
  Clark RE ; Cohen MA ; Silverstein B ; Sjostrom T ; Spielholz P
• Description:
  Introduction: In Washington State, 87 workers are killed each year, on average, while in work status. To understand these incidents and to assist in focusing on and development of potential prevention measures, they must be well characterized. Methods: Work-related fatalities between the years 1998 and 2002 are described by the demographics of the victims, types of incidents, the victims' occupations, and industries and location in which they worked. Results: Motor vehicle- and machinery-related incidents accounted for nearly 33% and 14% of the incidents, respectively. Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining (n=87), and construction (n=83) had the most fatalities. Fatality rates per 100,000 workers for these industries were 25.7 and 8.7, respectively, compared to the state-wide average of 3.1 fatalities/100,000 workers. Discussion: These data indicate numerous areas for prevention of work-related traumatic injuries and fatalities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Demography Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Author Keywords: Work-related Fatalities Demographic-characteristics Injuries Injury-prevention Injury Prevention Injury Surveillance System Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Quantitative-analysis Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Traumatic-injuries Washington State

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  307-319
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038897
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2006 Aug; 37(3):307-319
• Contact Point Address:
  Randy E. Clark, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330, USA
• Email:
  claa235@lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20070831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d3f1db75f397abc00d99302a9d7576b1f2ca29e6e1d74ca3afe54ee6ef606bdc10302b285a07901cdf1eecb5f061700644f228349fcc38ef0833abece75578c3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192432/cdc_192432_DS1.pdf
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