TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Traumatic work related fatalities in commercial fishermen in Australia
JO  - Occupational and environmental medicine
A1  - Driscoll, T. R.
A1  - Ansari, G.
A1  - Harrison, James Edward
A1  - Frommer, M. S.
A1  - Ruck, E. A.
SP  - 612
EP  - 616
VL  - 51
IS  - 9
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To describe the types and circumstances of traumatic work related fatalities in Australian commercial fishermen. METHODS: Work related traumatic fishing fatalities were studied as part of a larger study of all work related traumatic fatalities in Australia from 1982 to 1984. Data on 47 cases were obtained from inspection of coroners' files. RESULTS: The incidence of fatality of 143/100,000 person-years was 18 times higher than the incidence of fatality for the entire workforce, and considerably higher than that of the mining and agricultural workforces. 68% of decedents drowned and 13% died from physical trauma. Rough weather, non-seaworthy vessels, inadequate use of personal flotation devices, and inexperience were associated with many of the fatal incidents. DISCUSSION: Improved vessel and equipment maintenance, better training of workers, greater use of personal flotation devices, and development of improved clothing and personal flotation devices are recommended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0711
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -