@article{ref1,
title="Identification and characterization of Kentucky self-employed occupational injury fatalities using multiple sources, 1995-2004",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2006",
author="Costich, J. F. and Bunn, Terry L. and Slavova, Svetla",
volume="49",
number="12",
pages="1005-1012",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Identification and characterization of occupational injury fatalities in self-employed workers typically relies on a single data source and thus may miss some cases. METHODS: Kentucky self-employed worker injury fatalities were identified using Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program data (1995-2004) and compared to non self-employed worker data. Occupations and industries listed on death certificates were compared to those in which the decedent was actually engaged. RESULTS: Of 1,281 Kentucky worker injury deaths, 28% were self-employed. Death certificates failed to identify 31% of these deaths as work-related; industry and occupation were incorrectly identified in 27% and 16%, respectively. Fifty-seven percent of the deaths were in agriculture, primarily tractor-related. For Kentucky, the self-employed crude death rate was higher (27.6/100,000) than the non self-employed worker (5.4/100,000) rate or the US (11.5/100,000) self-employed rate. CONCLUSIONS: Multiple information sources improve identification of self-employed status in work-related injury fatalities. Effective prevention requires accurate surveillance and examination of contributing factors. Self-employed worker injuries in high-risk industries should be more fully examined for development of effective injury prevention programs.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.20402",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20402"
}