Dangers of Entanglement During Lobstering

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Backus, Ann S. N. ; Smith, Thomas J. ; Brochu, Paul ; Lincoln, Jennifer
• Description:
  Lobster fishing is a hazardous occupation that has resulted in drownings from entanglement in trap line and being pulled overboard. A survey of 103 lobstermen developed recommended work practices and controls to (1) reduce entanglement; (2) escape entanglement; and (3) provide opportunities to reboard the vessel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  2005137
  
  Ann Backus ... [et al.]
  
  Format not distributed to depository libraries.
  
  "August 2005."
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Hunting Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fishing-industry; Accident-prevention; Accident-rates; Accident-statistics; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Traumatic-injuries
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: 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. 2005-137, 2005 Aug; :1-4
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2005137
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  Alaska ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028229
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2005-109963
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1141 - Fishing - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:258a221b59fcd738b9bf861690d63651eb4fabdfcfc613357ca7d16f743fe2aba2768f45211fa2ae1078f3be4521a45ad5b2c88d8af8d98a206d9949596e747f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6052/cdc_6052_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.47 MB ]