Citation

Stout NA, Jenkins EL, Pizatella TJ. Am. J. Public Health 1996; 86(1): 73-77.

Affiliation

Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505-2845, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8561247

PMCID

PMC1380365

Abstract

Changes in occupational injury mortality rates over the 1980s were examined through analysis of the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities surveillance system. The US occupational injury mortality rate decreased 37% over the decade, with decreases seen in nearly every demographic and employment sector. Greater declines were among men, Blacks, and younger workers, as well as among agricultural, trade, and service workers. Electrocutions, machine-related incidents, and homicides showed the greatest decreases. Changes in occupational mortality rates by demography, industry, and cause of death indicate the areas in which the most progress has been made and those that are prime targets for prevention efforts.