TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Fatigue in NTSB-investigations 2013-2019: evidence of accidents and injuries
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Parenteau, Michael
A1  - Chen, Chen Julian
A1  - Luna-García, Berenice
A1  - Del Pilar Asmat, Marita
A1  - Rielly, Albert
A1  - Kales, Stefanos N.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study updates the prevalence of operator fatigue as a causative factor in accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the associated injury severity in fatigue-related accidents. 394 investigations were analyzed and 12% of them were identified fatigue. The prevalence of fatigue varied among the transportation modes, ranging from 28% of aviation to 7% of marine. Most fatigue-related accidents (48%) occurred during late night or morning. Compared to non-fatigued operators, fatigued operators were more involved in severe or fatal injuries (odds ratio (OR)  =  2.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) [1.66, 2.95]) and to injure non-operators (OR = 3.32; 95% CI [2.70, 3.95]). Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was identified as a probable cause, contributing cause, or finding in 15% of fatigued-related accidents, and 85.7% of these accidents, the operator met OSA screening criteria. Thus, opportunities remain for preventing fatigue-related accidents, including through more systematic operator screening for OSA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2022.2075639
ID  - ref1
ER  -