Nushtaev I A
Sud Med Ekspert. 1994 Apr-Jun;37(2):14-6.
The authors state a high rate of mortality due to accidents in agroindustrial production, with the maximum death rate observed in construction. Accidents with lethal outcomes most frequently occurred due to causes of a private nature and violation of regulations. Men become victims of such accidents 23 times more frequently than women. Alcoholic intoxication of the victim was a frequent cause of death, responsible for 41.2% of lethal outcomes. Transport means were the immediate cause of occupational injuries with a lethal outcome in 57.7% of cases, other frequent causes were drowning and electric current exposure. Mechanical traumas with multiple injuries and injuries to the head predominated in the structure of lethal outcomes.