Fishing deaths in Alaska vary by fishery

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• Personal Author:
  Amandus H ; Conway, George A. ; Kennedy R ; Veazie M
• Description:
  A study was conducted on a possible relationship between different types of fishing and numbers of fishing deaths in the commercial fishing industry in Alaska. Fatalities that occurred in the fishing industry between 1980 and 1988 were classified in one of the five major types of fisheries in Alaska, namely salmon, shellfish, herring, halibut, and groundfish. The type of fishery involved was established for 74% of the 278 fatalities identified. The mean annual fishery fatality rate during this period was determined to be 300 per 100,000 workers. Markedly higher fatality rates were seen for shellfish and groundfish fisheries compared with halibut, salmon, and herring fisheries. A report describing risk factors associated with the high fatality rates seen in the Alaska commercial fishing industry was cited. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hunting Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Fishing-industry Mortality-data Mortality-rates Mortality-surveys NIOSH-Author Occupational-hazards Risk-factors
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10
• 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:
  496-496
• Volume:
  84
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00220192
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 1994 Mar; 84(3):496-496
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard D. Kennedy, MS, Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3601 C St, Suite 250, Anchorage, AL 99503-5929
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1141 - Fishing - (NAICS)
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:54a10edbce560b85de16c38b033a2adc0142bf1bb902897e8d5b58824bb50e10cd659cf2756dfc7aa9e977d49fc8664ed8343b1b8de36cd9bffbc448e3ea06ae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204778/cdc_204778_DS1.pdf
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