Fishing Safety Success Story: Man, This Could Be It

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• Personal Author:
  Teske, Theodore D.
• Description:
  Lobstermen have the highest number of fatal falls overboard among commercial fishermen in the Northeast U.S. from 2010-2014. NONE of the victims were wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) when they drowned. In the fall of 2016, Gerry fell overboard while mooring his lobster boat; he wasn't wearing a PFD. Water filled his oil skins and he was unable to re-board his boat. He struggled in the water for 15 minutes before being rescued by his brother. He's now a vocal advocate for the necessity of PFDs when working on or around the water. Find your flotation at: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/pfds.html. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hunting Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fishing Fishing Industry Personal Flotation Device PFD Safety Culture Safety Equipment Safety Practices
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019163
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Moving Image
• Genre:
  Videorecording
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057115
• Citation:
  Spokane, WA: 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. 2019-163, 2019 Sep; :5:20 mins
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210135/cdc_210135_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 126.57 KB ]