Non-fatal occupational fall and slip injuries among commercial fishermen analyzed by use of the NOMESCO injury registration system

• Published in: American journal of industrial medicine Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 637 - 644
• Main Author: Jensen, Olaf C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2000; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data; Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Causality; Cross-Sectional Studies; Denmark - epidemiology; Ergonomics. Workplace layout; Ergonomics. Workplace layout. Occupational psychology; falls; Female; Fisheries - statistics & numerical data; fishermen; fishing industry; Humans; Incidence; injuries; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; occupational; Occupational medicine; proportionate; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Registries - statistics & numerical data; Ships - statistics & numerical data; slips; Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology; Wounds and Injuries - etiology; Denmark; Human; Evaluation; Occupational accident; Classification; Risk factor; Slip; Fall; Fishing; Epidemiology; Occupational medicine

Background Fall injuries constitute a significant problem in commercial fishing and such injuries have hitherto not been the subject of closer analysis. Methods The distribution and the characteristics of 582 occupational injuries among commercial fishermen are described by using data from an emerge...