Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing — United States, 2000–2016

Case, Samantha; Lincoln, Jennifer M.; Lucas, Devin L.

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6716a2

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“…Ms Samantha Case, NIOSH Western States Division, discussed the development of the NIOSH Commercial Fishing Incident Database (CFID) and identification of specific hazards in the fishing industry. 4 The surveillance is primarily based on the United States Coast Guard (USCG) -NIOSH partnership defined in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). NIOSH scientist who have been granted USCG credentials as federal affiliate to access and review cases from the USCG MISLE database conduct statistical analyses of the data and identify causes of hazards leading to deaths and injuries.…”

Section: Improving Fatality Surveillance For the Us Fishing Industrymentioning

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Surveillance of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Injury, Illness, and Economic Impacts

Rautiainen

2021

Journal of Agromedicine

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Section: Improving Fatality Surveillance For the Us Fishing Industrymentioning

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Surveillance of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Injury, Illness, and Economic Impacts

Rautiainen

2021

Journal of Agromedicine

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“…US occupational surveillance and intervention efforts have reduced fatal and non-fatal injuries. 1,2 However, health and wellbeing concerns within fishing communities such as general physical health, mental health, lifestyle and behavioral factors, and healthcare access remain less explored. [1][2][3][4] Work-related risk factors may contribute to obesity, cardiovascular disease, depression, sleep disorders, and other health disorders previously considered unrelated to work.…”

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“…1,2 However, health and wellbeing concerns within fishing communities such as general physical health, mental health, lifestyle and behavioral factors, and healthcare access remain less explored. [1][2][3][4] Work-related risk factors may contribute to obesity, cardiovascular disease, depression, sleep disorders, and other health disorders previously considered unrelated to work. [5][6][7][8][9][10] Surveillance in England and Wales found fishing amongst the top industries with the poorest general health and the highest incidence of longterm work-limiting illness.…”

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Health-Related Exposures and Conditions among US Fishermen

Doza

Bovbjerg

Vaughan

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Journal of Agromedicine

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Commercial fishing is a high-risk occupation, yet there is a lack of surveillance documenting health conditions, health behaviors, and health care coverage among US fishermen. We used publicly available data sources to identify exposures and health outcomes common among fishermen. We utilized the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-Worker Health Charts to estimate the prevalence of general exposures, psychosocial exposures, health behaviors, and health conditions from the national surveys National Health Interview Survey -Occupational Health Supplement (NHIS-OHS, 2015) and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (2013)(2014)(2015). We compared fishing workers with both agricultural workers and all-workers. Fishermen commonly reported general exposures, psychosocial exposures, non-standard work arrangements, frequent night shifts, and shift work. The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome (33%) and severe low-back pain (27%) was also high. Smoking (45%) and second-hand smoke exposure (25%) were widespread, and 21% reported no health care coverage. National household surveys such as NHIS-OHS, and BRFSS can be utilized to describe the health status of fishermen. This workforce would benefit from increased access to health care and health promotion programs. More comprehensive evaluations of existing data can help to identify occupation-specific health challenges.

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“…Sources of data for these reports are typically Coast Guard reports, which rely on fishermen to call and report an injury. However, despite this limitation, cases have been reported that were as young as 10 years of age 14‐17 …”

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Injuries and illnesses to children in commercial fishing in Alaska: A brief report

Rudolphi

Berg

2021

American J Industrial Med

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Background Commercial fishing is the most hazardous occupation in the United States. While the epidemiology of adult injuries and fatalities are well documented, injuries to children (<18 years old) are not described. The purpose of this report was to describe the characteristics of nonfatal injuries to children involved in commercial fishing. Methods Nonfatal commercial fishing injuries to children were identified in the Alaska Fishermen's Fund. The Alaska Fishermen's Fund is an emergency fund payor of last resort. Data on nonfatal injuries to victims aged 17 or younger were analyzed. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize demographics and injury characteristics. Results Forty‐four nonfatal child injury claims were made between 2012 and 2016. The mean age at the time of claim was 15.6 years (SD = 1.8) and 84% were male. The most common types of injuries among children were sprains and strains and the most commonly injured body parts were upper extremities and the trunk. Most injuries occurred in salmon fisheries. Conclusions Children are participating in commercial fishing. Based on the results of this analysis, children are also experiencing occupational injuries. The results of this analysis underscore the need for additional safety and health information, guidance for supervisors, and intervention to prevent injuries to children participating in commercial fishing.

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Fatal Falls Overboard in Commercial Fishing — United States, 2000–2016

Cited by 26 publications

References 7 publications

Surveillance of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Injury, Illness, and Economic Impacts

Surveillance of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Injury, Illness, and Economic Impacts

Health-Related Exposures and Conditions among US Fishermen

Injuries and illnesses to children in commercial fishing in Alaska: A brief report

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