TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Fatal work-related injuries: Southeastern United States, 2008-2011
JO  - Workplace health and safety
A1  - Brinker, Kimberly
A1  - Jacobs, Teri
A1  - Shire, Jeffrey
A1  - Bunn, Terry
A1  - Chalmers, Juanita
A1  - Dang, Gregory
A1  - Flammia, Dwight
A1  - Higgins, Sheila
A1  - Lackovic, Michelle
A1  - Lavender, Antionette
A1  - Lewis, Jocelyn S.
A1  - Li, Yinmei
A1  - Harduar Morano, Laurel
A1  - Porter, Austin
A1  - Rauscher, Kimberly
A1  - Slavova, Svetla
A1  - Watkins, Sharon
A1  - Zhang, Lei
A1  - Funk, Renée
SP  - 135
EP  - 140
VL  - 64
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2165-0799
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079915607873
ID  - ref1
ER  -