Occupation and the causes of fatalities at work

Ann M. Williamson; Anne Marie Feyer; David Cairns

Occupation and the causes of fatalities at work

Ann M. Williamson^*, Anne Marie Feyer, David Cairns

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The circumstances of all work-related fatalities occurring in Australia over a three year period were analysed to determine how they differed between occupational groups. Correspondence analysis was used to examine the relationship between the sequence of events immediately preceding the accident, the involvement of unsafe work practices and type of work being performed. There were clear differences in the causes of deaths at work between occupational groups which provide information about the most likely targets for accident prevention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1039-1043
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of the Human Factors Society
Volume	2
Publication status	Published - 1992

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Occupation and the causes of fatalities at work

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