Citation

Brinker K, Jacobs T, Shire J, Bunn T, Chalmers J, Dang G, Flammia D, Higgins S, Lackovic M, Lavender A, Lewis JS, Li Y, Harduar Morano L, Porter A, Rauscher K, Slavova S, Watkins S, Zhang L, Funk R. Workplace Health Saf. 2015; 64(4): 135-140.

Affiliation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/2165079915607873

PMID

26467194

Abstract

In 2008, the work-related injury fatality rate was 3.8 per 100,000 workers in the United States but was 5.2 per 100,000 workers for the southeast region. Work-related fatalities in the southeast were examined for the period 2008 to 2011. Median work-related injury fatality rates are reported for the southeast region, each of the 12 states, and the United States. The percentages of employees in high fatality industries and work-related fatalities by cause were calculated. Finally, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's database was searched for fatality reports. States with the highest rates (per 100,000 workers) included Arkansas (7.2), Louisiana (6.8), and West Virginia (6.6). Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia each had more than 20% of their employees in high fatality industries. Forty percent of work-related injury fatalities were from transportation incidents in the southeast and the United States. Future analyses should include work-related injury fatality rates by industry and compare rates with other U.S. regions.

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