Identification and Characterization of Kentucky Self-Employed Occupational Injury Fatalities Using Multiple Sources, 1995–2004

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• Personal Author:
  Bunn T ; Costich J ; Slavova S
• Description:
  Background: Identification and characterization of occupational injury fatalities in self-employed workers typically relies on a single data source and thus may miss some cases. Methods: Kentucky self-employed worker injury fatalities were identified using Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program data (1995-2004) and compared to non self-employed worker data. Occupations and industries listed on death certificates were compared to those in which the decedent was actually engaged. Results: Of 1,281 Kentucky worker injury deaths, 28% were self-employed. Death certificates failed to identify 31% of these deaths as work-related; industry and occupation were incorrectly identified in 27% and 16%, respectively. Fifty-seven percent of the deaths were in agriculture, primarily tractor-related. For Kentucky, the self-employed crude death rate was higher (27.6/100,000) than the non self-employed worker (5.4/100,000) rate or the US (11.5/100,000) self-employed rate. Conclusions: Multiple information sources improve identification of self-employed status in work-related injury fatalities. Effective prevention requires accurate surveillance and examination of contributing factors. Self-employed worker injuries in high-risk industries should be more fully examined for development of effective injury prevention programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Mortality-rates Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031424
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2006 Dec; 49(12):1005-1012
• Contact Point Address:
  Terry Bunn, Kentucky Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Kentucky, 333 Waller Ave., Suite 202, Lexington, KY 40504
• Email:
  tbunn@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20060831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8ed085ad1169d351ab897e28ce1275b962f9ce83df2c28bbe28365153814ea5f294a1ee88c0ae3bbc5bb0351e46668998815228bd735122db8cfb847712ab8aa
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228564/cdc_228564_DS1.pdf
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