Occupational accidental injury deaths in Tokyo and Chiba prefectures, Japan: A 10‐year study (2011–2020) of forensic institute evaluations

• Published in: Journal of Forensic Sciences Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 185 - 197
• Main Authors: Yamaguchi, Rutsuko, Makino, Yohsuke, Torimitsu, Suguru, Inokuchi, Go, Chiba, Fumiko, Yoshida, Maiko, Tsuneya, Shigeki, Oya, Yukiko, Yajima, Daisuke, Iwase, Hirotaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley 01.01.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Accidental Injuries; Accidents; Accidents, Occupational; Aged; Autopsies; autopsy; Ergonomics; Fatalities; Female; foreign‐born worker; Forensic Medicine; Forensic pathology; Humans; Injury analysis; Injury prevention; Japan; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Metropolitan areas; occupational accidental injury deaths; Occupational Injuries; older adult worker; Seat belts; Tokyo; Tokyo - epidemiology; Working conditions; work‐related fatal injuries; Tokyo; Japan; older adult worker; foreign-born worker; work-related fatal injuries; forensic pathology; Japan; autopsy; occupational accidental injury deaths

Occupational accidental injury deaths (OAIDs) are a major social problem, and the analysis of individual cases is important for developing injury prevention measures. In this study, OAIDs with autopsies performed at forensic facilities in the metropolitan area of Japan (Tokyo and Chiba prefectures)...