Utilizing Haddon matrix to assess nonfatal commercial fishing injury factors in Oregon and Washington.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Commercial fishing is a precarious industry with high fatal and nonfatal injury rates. The Risk Information System of Commercial [RISC] Fishing project at Oregon State University has been tracking both fatal and nonfatal injuries among Oregon and Washington commercial fishermen. We examined the utility of the RISC dataset variables in highlighting injury factors and prevention opportunities.

Method

We identified 245 nonfatal commercial fishing injuries in Oregon and Washington (2000-2018) and assessed the top three injury events (contact with objects or equipment, transportation incidents, and slips/trips/falls) using a cross-sectional design. We generated a Haddon matrix for each event type and populated the matrices with injury-associated factors following our a

SUBMITTER: Doza S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037792 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature