Authors
Lincoln-J; Lucas-D
Source
Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-104, 2010 Nov; :1-6
Abstract
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal government agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH recently completed an in-depth study of commercial fishing fatalities in the United States during 2000-2009. The purpose of the study was to identify the most hazardous fisheries around the country and to describe the unique safety issues in each. For this study the US was divided into four fishing regions: Alaska, West Coast, East Coast, and the Gulf of Mexico. This document is one in a set of four reports summarizing fatality data for US fishing regions.
Keywords
Safety-research; Fishing-industry; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Traumatic-injuries; Mortality-data; Mortality-rates; Statistical-analysis; Occupational-accidents; Occupational-hazards; Occupational-safety-programs; Sea-water; Seaman; Diving
Contact
NIOSH Commercial Fishing Safety Research Program, 4230 University Drive, Suite 310, Anchorage, AK 99508
Document Type
Numbered Publication
NTIS Accession No.
PB2011-103850
Identifying No.
(NIOSH) 2011-104
Priority Area
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Source Name
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health