Copeland A R
J Forensic Sci. 1985 Apr;30(2):494-503.
A study of fatal occupational accidents in Metropolitan Dade County between the years 1979 and 1983 was performed from the case files of the office of the medical examiner. A total of 147 cases were collected and were subdivided into 25 traffic-related and 122 nontraffic-related cases. Cases were then analyzed as to age, race, sex, cause of death, alcohol, toxicology, scene circumstances, and who was at fault in the accidental fatality. Traffic-related fatalities, comprising 17% of the cases, were young white males, commonly less than 45 years of age, who died of multiple injuries in the majority of instances while working as drivers on tractor trailers, migrant farms, or fruit produce trucks. The most common seenario was a vehicle-vehicle collision in which seat belts were not used and the decedent or the decedent's driver was at fault. Nontraffic-related fatalities, comprising 83% of the cases, were likewise white males, commonly less than 45 years of age, who died of multiple injuries in the majority of instances as construction workers or as loading/forklift operators. The most common seenario was one in which alcohol or drugs were not involved. While the "fault" was unassignable in the majority of cases, in those in which it could be, the deceased was at fault approximately half the time with the company or others at fault the other half.
对1979年至1983年间戴德县大都市地区的致命职业事故进行了一项研究，研究依据法医办公室的案件档案展开。总共收集了147起案件，并将其细分为25起与交通相关的案件和122起与非交通相关的案件。然后，对这些案件进行了分析，涉及年龄、种族、性别、死亡原因、酒精、毒理学、现场情况以及在意外死亡事件中谁存在过错。与交通相关的死亡事故占案件总数的17%，死者为年轻白人男性，通常年龄小于45岁，在大多数情况下，他们作为牵引拖车、流动农场或水果运输卡车的司机，死于多处受伤。最常见的情况是车辆与车辆碰撞，其中未使用安全带，死者或死者的司机存在过错。与非交通相关的死亡事故占案件总数的83%，同样是白人男性，通常年龄小于45岁，在大多数情况下，他们作为建筑工人或装卸/叉车操作员死于多处受伤。最常见的情况是不涉及酒精或毒品。虽然在大多数案件中无法确定“过错”，但在那些可以确定的案件中，死者有过错的情况约占一半，公司或其他方有过错的情况占另一半。
