Helmkamp J C, Lundstrom W J
Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9151, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2000 Feb;42(2):156-62. doi: 10.1097/00043764-200002000-00011.
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.
美国国家职业安全与健康研究所的死亡评估与控制评价模型用于识别和描述西弗吉尼亚州与工作相关的死亡情况。通过一个全州范围的监测网络，该模型识别出存在致命伤害高风险的工作场景，调查选定的原因（跌倒、与机械相关的事故以及伐木事故），并制定和传播预防策略以减少这些伤害的发生频率和影响。1996年7月至1999年6月期间，共有163人死于与工作相关的伤害。其中93%为男性，平均年龄为42岁，80%为西弗吉尼亚州居民。死亡事故最常发生在运输/公共事业（32起）、制造业（24起）、建筑业（23起）和采矿业（23起）。将死亡评估与控制评价方法扩展到非致命伤害，可能有助于更清楚地了解这些创伤事件的原因，并有助于制定更好的预防措施。
