Geographic and temporal comparisons of ATV deaths in West Virginia, 2000-2008

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• Personal Author:
  Cain L ; Helmkamp J
• Description:
  During the 9-year period from 2000- 2008, West Virginia experienced 301 deaths related to All-terrain Vehicles (ATVs). The distribution of ATV deaths across the top 20 counties in West Virginia accounted for nearly seventy percent of the ATV-related deaths during the 9-year study period. Time-of-day was a significant predictor of population-based rales, and a 34% decrease in the fatality rate from 2.94 in 2006 to 1.93 in 2008 occurred. We opine that the decline in ATV mortality is possibly due to better enforcement of the (WV Code Chapter 17F), mandatory ATV regulations passed by the West Virginia State Legislature in 2004. Improved safety vigilance and ATV operator adherence to manufacturers' safety guidelines may have also contributed to the decreasing incidence of ATV deaths. Vllhile the current downward trend is most welcome, more attention should be directed towards high-risk behaviors including alcohol and drug abuse and driving on paved surfaces. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Alcoholic Beverages Automobiles Behavior Construction Industry Epidemiology Law Enforcement Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Substance-Related Disorders

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-rates Accident-statistics Alcoholic-beverages Drivers Drug-abuse Drugs Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Law-enforcement Machine-operators Mortality-data Mortality-rates Motor-vehicles Regulations Risk-factors Road-surfacing Safety-education Safety-monitoring Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0043-3284
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  26-29
• Volume:
  106
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042961
• Citation:
  WV Med J 2010 May-Jun; 106(3):26-29
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  West Virginia Medical Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:65f25090da988624648974e6afff6dc52dbda8f3da493d1eefacc20a87ba8f651ccba754c64304d65dc90c812e0e070c4dd33f5ee1a6b5e90db5d98fcb30adc2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195009/cdc_195009_DS1.pdf
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