TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - The New Zealand child work-related fatal injury study: 1985-1998
JO  - New Zealand medical journal
A1  - Lilley, R.
A1  - Feyer, Anne Marie
A1  - Langley, John Desmond
A1  - Wren, John
SP  - U891
EP  - U891
VL  - 117
IS  - 1194
N2  - AIMS: To estimate the numbers and rates of work-related fatal injury for children under the age of 15 years. METHODS: Potential cases of work-related injury deaths of persons aged <15 years of age were identified from the national electronic mortality data-files for the period 1985-1998 inclusive. The circumstances of the death in each fatality incident were reviewed directly from coronial files to determine work-relatedness. RESULTS: A total of 87 workplace work-related fatalities were identified. The vast majority of children identified were fatally injured while a bystander to another person's work. Workplace bystander involvement was found to vary by age, with the majority of workers identified aged 10-14 years old. With a third of all fatalities, the agricultural industry was the most common industry for workplace work-related fatalities in children. In the period 1985-94, children <15 years of age were found to account for 46% of New Zealand's total workplace bystander deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Children contribute significantly to the overall burden of work-related fatal injury in New Zealand, especially as bystanders to other people's work. The high contribution to bystander deaths by children aged <15 years suggests that hazard control in certain work settings is lacking.
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SN  - 0028-8446
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
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