| Document ID (ISN) | 60043 |
| CIS number |
93-1045 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hollo C.D., Leigh J., Nurminen M. |
| Title |
The role of alcohol in work-related fatal accidents in Australia 1982-1984 |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1993, Vol.43, No.1, p.13-17. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
This paper describes the role of detectable blood alcohol in fatal work injuries. An attempt was made to identify all work-related fatalities that occurred throughout Australia in the period 1982-1984. 1737 fatal injury cases were classified as being work-related according to study definitions. The likelihood of inebriation was assessed without knowledge of the victim's blood alcohol concentration (BAC). In 1030 (59%) of the 1737 fatal work injury cases a BAC determinations was documented. Zero levels were detected in 867 fatalities (84%), and 163 cases (16%) had non-zero BAC. In the latter group the median BAC was 104mg%. Sixty-five per cent of measurable BAC cases had BAC greater than 50mg%. Fatality risk in the non-zero BAC group relative to that of the zero BAC group was elevated for the following factors: marital status - single (risk ratio (RR) = 1.7, 95 per cent confidence interval (CI) 1.1-2.8) or separated/divorced (RR = 2.4, CI 1.5-3.8); occupation as manager, executive or administrator (RR = 2.5, CI 1.5-5.8); and commuting (RR = 1.6, CI 1.2-2.0). In fatal vehicle accidents, BAC ≥ 50mg% was measured significantly more frequently and BAC < 50mg% less frequently than BAC = 0, while non-vehicular workplace accidents were less likely to have involved a high BAC. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; Australia; determination in blood; alcohol consumption and accidents; fatalities; alcoholism |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
risk factors; workplaces |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia; Finland |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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| Browse category(ies) |
Psychological factors
Alcohol and drug abuse
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