Trends of Occupational Fatalities Involving Machines, United States, 1992–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Marsh, Suzanne M. ; Fosbroke, David E.
• Description:
  Background
  
  This paper describes trends of occupational machine-related fatalities from 1992–2010. We examine temporal patterns by worker demographics, machine types (e.g., stationary, mobile), and industries.
  
  Methods
  
  We analyzed fatalities from Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. We used injury source to identify machine-related incidents and Poisson regression to assess trends over the 19-year period.
  
  Results
  
  There was an average annual decrease of 2.8% in overall machine-related fatality rates from 1992 through 2010. Mobile machine-related fatality rates decreased an average of 2.6% annually and stationary machine-related rates decreased an average of 3.5% annually. Groups that continued to be at high risk included older workers; self-employed; and workers in agriculture/forestry/fishing, construction, and mining.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Addressing dangers posed by tractors, excavators, and other mobile machines needs to continue. High-risk worker groups should receive targeted information on machine safety.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Accidents, Occupational Adult Aged Cause Of Death CFOI Equipment Safety Female Humans Industry Machinery Male Man-Machine Systems Middle Aged Mobile Occupational Fatal Injuries Poisson Distribution Risk Factors Stationary Time Factors United States

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• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 58(11):1160-1173
• Pubmed ID:
  26358658
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4711279
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cd2797bf9b4b78b4f423851c5a725794f9aceb137405ca16190cf4870d2382f1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37536/cdc_37536_DS1.pdf
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