Occupational fatalities in Kentucky - 1994.

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• Personal Author:
  Moon-Hampton E ; Pollack SH ; Scheerer A ; Spurlock C ; Struttmann TW
• Description:
  In Kentucky, seven out of nine industry groups exceed the national average fatality rates; in 1994, the agriculture/forestry/fishing industry rate of 80/ 100,000 was more than three times the national average. This paper describes the occupational fatality data collected during the first year of operation (1994) of the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Project in Kentucky. Investigators used multiple reporting sources to identify incidents, which were then systematically recorded and updated. On-site investigations were conducted for certain categories of fatalities. One hundred sixty-six occupational fatalities were recorded for 1994. Motor vehicle incidents were the most common cause of death, followed by machine-related incidents. Ages of victims ranged from 15 to 86 with a median of 46. Investigators completed 22 on-site visits during the period. In this article, descriptive statistics are presented, as well as suggestions for ways the medical community might contribute to the occupational fatality prevention effort. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Morbidity Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Safety-education; Statistical-analysis; Occupational-accidents; Morbidity-rates; Occupational-medicine; Occupational-medicine-programs; Occupational-safety-programs; Agricultural-industry; Agricultural-workers; Farmers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• ISSN:
  0023-0294
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  395-400
• Volume:
  94
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044456
• Citation:
  J Ky Med Assoc 1996 Sep; 94(9):395-400
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Performing Organization:
  Kentucky Department of Health Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1141 - Fishing - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  19930930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association
• End Date:
  20060831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246440/cdc_246440_DS1.pdf
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