TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Work-related deaths in West Virginia from July 1996 through June 1999: surveillance, investigation, and prevention
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Lundstrom, W. J.
A1  - Helmkamp, James C.
SP  - 156
EP  - 162
VL  - 42
IS  - 2
N2  - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation model is used to identify and describe work-related deaths in West Virginia. Through a statewide surveillance network, this model identifies work situations at high risk for fatal injury, investigates selected causes (falls, machinery-related, and logging), and formulates and disseminates prevention strategies to reduce the frequency and impact of those injuries. A total of 163 persons died from work-related injuries from July 1996 through June 1999. Ninety-three percent were male, the mean age was 42, and 80% were West Virginia residents. Fatalities occurred most frequently in the transportation/public utilities (32), manufacturing (24), construction (23), and mining (23) industries. Extension of Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation methodology to nonfatal injuries may contribute to a clearer understanding of the causes of these traumatic incidents and help to develop better prevention measures.
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SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -