Schnitzer P G, Landen D D, Russell J C
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WVa.
Am J Public Health. 1993 May;83(5):685-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.5.685.
Studies from other countries have identified fishing as a hazardous industry, but little is known about occupational injury mortality related to fishing in the United States. Alaska was chosen for this study because approximately 45,000 people annually participate in Alaska's fishing industry and fishing is thought to be a major contributor to occupational injury mortality in the state.
Work-related injury deaths in Alaska's fishing industry were identified by means of death certificates and US Coast Guard mortality data. Fatality rates were calculated by using average annual fishing industry employment estimates.
The 5-year average annual fishing-related fatality rate was 414.6 per 100,000 fishermen. The majority of the decedents were Caucasian men who drowned while fishing.
This study emphasizes that fishing is a dangerous industry in Alaska and demonstrates the benefit of using multiple data sources to identify fishing-related deaths in the state.
其他国家的研究已将渔业认定为危险行业，但在美国，与渔业相关的职业伤害死亡率却鲜为人知。本研究选择阿拉斯加，是因为每年约有4.5万人参与阿拉斯加的渔业，且渔业被认为是该州职业伤害死亡率的主要贡献因素。
通过死亡证明和美国海岸警卫队死亡率数据来确定阿拉斯加渔业中与工作相关的工伤死亡情况。死亡率是通过使用年度渔业就业平均估计数来计算的。
5年期间与渔业相关的年平均死亡率为每10万名渔民中有414.6人死亡。大多数死者是在捕鱼时溺水身亡的白人男性。
本研究强调渔业在阿拉斯加是一个危险行业，并证明了使用多个数据源来确定该州与渔业相关死亡情况的益处。
