TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - A descriptive analysis of work-related fatal injury in older workers in Australia 2000-2009
JO  - International journal of injury control and safety promotion
A1  - Jones, Christopher
A1  - Routley, Virginia Hazel
A1  - Trytell, Gael
A1  - Ibrahim, Joseph
A1  - Ozanne-Smith, Joan E.
SP  - 85
EP  - 90
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
N2  - The objective of this study is to describe the extent, nature, age distribution and external causes of older-worker fatalities and to provide baseline data for future studies. The methods included retrospective descriptive cohort study using existing population-based mortality data. The study examined work-related fatalities aged 55 years and older, 2000-2009, in Australia following coronial investigation. Of the 336 fatalities identified, almost all (96.3%) were male. The industry with most deaths was agriculture, forestry and fishing (37.8%), followed by transport, postal and warehousing (19.3%) and construction (16.6%). The most frequent injury mechanism was transport-related (40.4%). With predicted workforce ageing, older-worker deaths will become a significant public health issue. Employers and authorities will need to understand older-workers characteristics and vulnerabilities to enable appropriate injury prevention strategy implementation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-7300
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2012.679001
ID  - ref1
ER  -