Abstract
To investigate fatal factors involved in labor-related accidents and events, forensic postmortem cases (n = 874) during the past 6 years (1996-2001) at our institute were reviewed. Among them, there were 67 labor-related facilities, showing a varied annual incidence (6-15 cases per year). All the victims were males (19-68 years of age). The most common sites of the accidents were manufacturing factories (n = 21, 31.3%), warehouse (n = 14, 20.9%), construction and demolition sites (n = 11 and n = 5, 16.4 and 7.5%, respectively). There were some characteristic types of accidents: falls from heights at work during construction and maintenance, and crushes by heavy materials and moving vehicles in transportation, by collapsing structures at demolition sites or by working machinery in factories. The most severely injured body regions were usually the head in falls (n = 13/23) and the chest/abdomen in crushes (n = 19/32). Most of the victims (n = 54, 80.6%) died within 24 h. Alcohol was detected only in four cases. Most accidents were considered to be due to carelessness and simple fault of the workers without any significant relationship to their professional training and career.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Legal Medicine |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Fatal injury
- Forensic pathology
- Industrial medicine
- Labor accident
- Prevention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Labor-related fatalities in forensic postmortem investigations during the past 6 years in the southern half of Osaka city and surrounding areas. / Maeda, Hitoshi; Fujita, Masaki Q; Zhu, Bao Li; Quan, Li; Kamikodai, Yasunobu; Tsuda, Kohei; Taniguchi, Mari.
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T1 - Labor-related fatalities in forensic postmortem investigations during the past 6 years in the southern half of Osaka city and surrounding areas
AU - Maeda, Hitoshi
AU - Fujita, Masaki Q
AU - Zhu, Bao Li
AU - Quan, Li
AU - Kamikodai, Yasunobu
AU - Tsuda, Kohei
AU - Taniguchi, Mari
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - To investigate fatal factors involved in labor-related accidents and events, forensic postmortem cases (n = 874) during the past 6 years (1996-2001) at our institute were reviewed. Among them, there were 67 labor-related facilities, showing a varied annual incidence (6-15 cases per year). All the victims were males (19-68 years of age). The most common sites of the accidents were manufacturing factories (n = 21, 31.3%), warehouse (n = 14, 20.9%), construction and demolition sites (n = 11 and n = 5, 16.4 and 7.5%, respectively). There were some characteristic types of accidents: falls from heights at work during construction and maintenance, and crushes by heavy materials and moving vehicles in transportation, by collapsing structures at demolition sites or by working machinery in factories. The most severely injured body regions were usually the head in falls (n = 13/23) and the chest/abdomen in crushes (n = 19/32). Most of the victims (n = 54, 80.6%) died within 24 h. Alcohol was detected only in four cases. Most accidents were considered to be due to carelessness and simple fault of the workers without any significant relationship to their professional training and career.
AB - To investigate fatal factors involved in labor-related accidents and events, forensic postmortem cases (n = 874) during the past 6 years (1996-2001) at our institute were reviewed. Among them, there were 67 labor-related facilities, showing a varied annual incidence (6-15 cases per year). All the victims were males (19-68 years of age). The most common sites of the accidents were manufacturing factories (n = 21, 31.3%), warehouse (n = 14, 20.9%), construction and demolition sites (n = 11 and n = 5, 16.4 and 7.5%, respectively). There were some characteristic types of accidents: falls from heights at work during construction and maintenance, and crushes by heavy materials and moving vehicles in transportation, by collapsing structures at demolition sites or by working machinery in factories. The most severely injured body regions were usually the head in falls (n = 13/23) and the chest/abdomen in crushes (n = 19/32). Most of the victims (n = 54, 80.6%) died within 24 h. Alcohol was detected only in four cases. Most accidents were considered to be due to carelessness and simple fault of the workers without any significant relationship to their professional training and career.
KW - Fatal injury
KW - Forensic pathology
KW - Industrial medicine
KW - Labor accident
KW - Prevention
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