Request for Assistance in Preventing Drownings of Commercial Fishermen

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The prevention of drowning of commercial fishermen was discussed, especially commercial fishing in Alaska. The need for commercial fishermen to wear personal flotation devices (PFDs) while engaged in their occupational tasks was emphasized. Statistics indicated that 63% of those fishermen wearing PFDs at the time they fell overboard or jumped into the water survived their ordeal, whereas only 12% of those not wearing such PFDs survived. In 1991 through 1993 the fatality rate for commercial fishermen in Alaska was 195 deaths per 100,000 workers. Of those who died during this period of time, 91% drowned or were presumed to have drowned. Five case reports were examined briefly. In each case, a professional commercial fishermen died due to drowning after falling overboard. Several recommendations were made to improve the safety for these workers including the use of safety lines, installation or extension of guard rails, keeping decks clean and clear, and using liberal amounts of nonskid material on deck. Manufacturers were encouraged to promote the development and use of PFDs that are comfortable to use and easy to work in. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Hunting Mortality Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Fishing-industry Life-jackets Mortality-data NIOSH-Author Risk-factors Safety-equipment
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications   ; NIOSH Numbered Publications  
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB94107
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSDTT - Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer ; DSDTT - Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00220131
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-194255
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-107, 1994 Apr; :1-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1141 - Fishing - (NAICS)
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:115af4ffaa377a6b12cdfbd81eb6fb8b0bffea64812d9406d6eb606641ec67226a66cccb45d6e491eabdfd019f8dc5e8734277530c127267f55cd4743c9cef78
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209652/cdc_209652_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 357.08 KB ]