| Document ID (ISN) | 63234 |
| CIS number |
94-1944 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0090-0036 - American Journal of Public Health |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Schnitzer P.G., Landen D.D., Russell J.C. |
| Title |
Occupational injury deaths in Alaska's fishing industry, 1980 through 1988 |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1993, Vol.83, No.5, p.685-688. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Studies from other countries have identified fishing as a hazardous industry, but little is known about occupational injury mortality related to fishing in the United States. Alaska was chosen for this study because approximately 45,000 people annually participate in Alaska's fishing industry and fishing is thought to be a major contributor to occupational injury mortality in the state. Work-related injury deaths in Alaska's fishing industry were identified by means of death certificates and US Coast Guard mortality data. Fatality rates were calculated by using average annual fishing industry employment estimates. For the years 1980 through 1988 a total of 278 fishing-related deaths were identified. The number of fatalities varied by year, with no consistent increasing or decreasing trend. The five-year average annual fishing-related fatality rate was 414.6 per 100,000 fishermen. The majority of those who died were Caucasian men who drowned while fishing. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; Alaska; fishing; fatalities; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
drowning; statistics |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fishing
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