Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing — United States, 2000–2016

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Case, Samantha L. ; Lincoln, Jennifer M. ; Lucas, Devin L.
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? Commercial fishermen experience fatalities at a rate much higher than that of all U.S. workers, partially driven by falls overboard, a leading cause of work-related deaths in the industry. What is added by this report? During 2000-2016, 204 commercial fishermen died from unintentional falls overboard. Fifty-nine percent of falls were not witnessed, and 89.3% of these victims were not found. Among 83 witnessed falls, 22 victims were recovered but not resuscitated. None wore a personal flotation device (PFD). What are the implications for public health practice? Prevention strategies can be implemented to prevent future fatalities, including reducing fall hazards; using PFDs, man-overboard alarms, and recovery devices; and training crewmembers on resuscitation and treatment. Erratum.In the report "Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing - United States, 2000-2016" on page 469, in Figure 2, the number of falls "Witnessed, Recovery attempted within 1 hour, Recovery unsuccessful" should have been 34 and not 5 as reported. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Behavior Demography Disaster Planning Drowning Emergencies Emergency Responders Fisheries Full Report Hunting Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupatioal Injuries Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Ships Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Fishing; Fishing industry; Occupational-accidents; Injuries; Traumatic-injuries; Fatalities; Mortality-data; Mortality-rates; Statistical-analysis; Injury-prevention; Surveillance; Surveillance programs; Occupational hazards; Work environment; Falls; Fall protection; Personal flotation device; PFD; Intervention; Safety research; Safety equipment; Safety measures; Safety practices; Worker safety; Work practices; Demographic characteristics; Personal protective equipment; PPE; Behavior; Behavior patterns; Attitude; Drowning; Protective measures; Protective clothing; Protective equipment; Warning signals; Emergency preparedness; Emergency care; Emergency treatment; Training; Cardiopulmonary function; Materials handling; Regulations
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Apr; 67(16):465-469
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6716a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  29698380
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5919605
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; 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
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051408
• Contact Point Address:
  Samantha L. Case, MPH, Western States Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
• Email:
  scase@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54243/cdc_54243_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 185.06 KB ]