Citation

Jarl T, Thorson J, Ostman A, Stenlund H, Svensson L. J. Occup. Accid. 1989; 11(2): 75-86.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

One third of fatal occupational injuries in Sweden are related to motor vehicles. Injuries to occupants of passenger cars predominate, but less is known of truck and bus associated injuries. Samples of truck drivers who were fatally injured or who were on sick leave for at least 30 days, and injured drivers employed by the state irrespective of the severity of the injuries, were selected for closer examination. In total 231 cases were included. The main aim was to define vehicle related causes of injury to the occupants. Records from hospitals, police authorities and departments of forensic medicine were studied. Survivors, 186 cases, were interviewed by telephone.Occupant restraints were rarely used. This circumstance contributed to the severity of the injuries. Deformation of occupant-space, overturning and ejection, contributed to the injuries, especially in trucks with cabins placed above or beside the car engine (cab-over trucks).