TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - A case example of asphyxia due to occupational exposure to airborne chemicals and review of workplace fatalities JO - Journal of forensic sciences A1 - Frame, Meredith H. A1 - Schandl, Cynthia A. SP - 521 EP - 524 VL - 60 IS - 2 N2 - Although worker injury and fatalities have decreased since adoption of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970, it remains an important safety issue. This article describes a 27-year-old white male who died from occupational exposure to airborne chemicals. Several trends in the last several decades, both in the types of injuries and the occupations associated with fatalities, are noted. Additionally, individual risk factors such as age, gender, chronic disease, smoking, and alcohol and drug use are implicated in worker health and safety. The role of the forensic pathologist in the investigation of workplace deaths is highlighted, in addition to the future of occupational safety and current improvements brought about by such incidents.

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LA - en SN - 0022-1198 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12695 ID - ref1 ER -