@article{ref1,
title="Fatal work-related injuries: Southeastern United States, 2008-2011",
journal="Workplace health and safety",
year="2015",
author="Brinker, Kimberly and Jacobs, Teri and Shire, Jeffrey and Bunn, Terry and Chalmers, Juanita and Dang, Gregory and Flammia, Dwight and Higgins, Sheila and Lackovic, Michelle and Lavender, Antionette and Lewis, Jocelyn S. and Li, Yinmei and Harduar Morano, Laurel and Porter, Austin and Rauscher, Kimberly and Slavova, Svetla and Watkins, Sharon and Zhang, Lei and Funk, Renée",
volume="64",
number="4",
pages="135-140",
abstract="In 2008, the work-related injury fatality rate was 3.8 per 100,000 workers in the United States but was 5.2 per 100,000 workers for the southeast region. Work-related fatalities in the southeast were examined for the period 2008 to 2011. Median work-related injury fatality rates are reported for the southeast region, each of the 12 states, and the United States. The percentages of employees in high fatality industries and work-related fatalities by cause were calculated. Finally, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's database was searched for fatality reports. States with the highest rates (per 100,000 workers) included Arkansas (7.2), Louisiana (6.8), and West Virginia (6.6). Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia each had more than 20% of their employees in high fatality industries. Forty percent of work-related injury fatalities were from transportation incidents in the southeast and the United States. Future analyses should include work-related injury fatality rates by industry and compare rates with other U.S. regions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2165-0799",
doi="10.1177/2165079915607873",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079915607873"
}