Mode Nicolle A, Hackett Elizabeth J, Conway George A
Alaska Field Station, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA.
Wilderness Environ Med. 2005 Winter;16(4):185-91. doi: 10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[185:uohoaa]2.0.co;2.
During 1992-2000, an average of 40 fatal occupational injuries and 12,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses related to animals were recorded each year in the United States, most involving domestic farm animals. Although Alaska has a relatively small farming industry, it supports several industries that require workers to regularly be in contact with animals. This study examines the pattern and characteristics of animal-related occupational injuries in Alaska.
Two data sources were accessed: the Alaska Trauma Registry for nonfatal injuries requiring hospitalization and the Alaska Occupational Injury Surveillance System for fatal injuries. The case definition included events in which the source of the injury was an animal or animal product (Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual source code 51).
In Alaska during 1991-2000, there were 43 animal-related occupational injuries requiring hospitalization and 25 animal-related fatalities. There were only 2 fatal events: 1 bird-strike aircraft accident killing 24 military personnel and 1 bear attack. The majority of the nonfatal injury events were related to marine wildlife (n = 20), with the rest related to either domesticated (n = 11) or nondomesticated (n = 12) mammals. Of events reporting a hospital charge (23 of 43), the average cost was over dollar 9700 per person.
The catastrophic aircraft crash increased bird-control efforts near airports around the state. The nonfatal animal-related injuries have received less notice, although they result in thousands of dollars in hospital costs and lost workdays. Fishing-industry workers in particular should be made aware of potential injuries and educated on how to treat them when away from definitive medical care.
在1992年至2000年期间，美国每年平均记录40起致命职业伤害以及12400起与动物相关的非致命职业伤害和疾病，其中大多数涉及家畜。尽管阿拉斯加的农业产业规模相对较小，但它支持多个要求工人定期接触动物的行业。本研究调查了阿拉斯加与动物相关的职业伤害的模式和特征。
使用了两个数据源：阿拉斯加创伤登记处用于记录需要住院治疗的非致命伤害，以及阿拉斯加职业伤害监测系统用于记录致命伤害。病例定义包括伤害源为动物或动物产品的事件（《职业伤害和疾病分类手册》源代码51）。
在1991年至2000年期间，阿拉斯加有43起因动物导致的职业伤害需要住院治疗，以及25起与动物相关的死亡事件。仅有2起致命事件：1起鸟类撞击飞机事故导致24名军事人员死亡，以及1起熊袭击事件。大多数非致命伤害事件与海洋野生动物有关（n = 20），其余与家养（n = 11）或非家养（n = 12）哺乳动物有关。在报告有住院费用的事件中（43起中的23起），平均每人费用超过9700美元。
这场灾难性的飞机坠毁事故增加了该州各地机场附近的鸟类控制工作。与动物相关的非致命伤害受到的关注较少，尽管它们导致了数千美元的住院费用和工作日损失。特别是渔业工人应该意识到潜在的伤害，并接受在远离正规医疗护理时如何处理这些伤害的教育。
