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Effectiveness of source documents for identifying fatal occupational injuries: a synthesis of studies.

Author(s) -

Nancy Stout,

Catherine A. Bell

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.6.725

Subject(s) - medical examiner , workers' compensation , occupational safety and health , occupational injury , medicine , medical record , compensation (psychology) , injury prevention , occupational medicine , work (physics) , poison control , medical emergency , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , psychology , surgery , engineering , pathology , mechanical engineering , psychoanalysis

The complete and accurate identification of fatal occupational injuries among the US work force is an important first step in developing work injury prevention efforts. Numerous sources of information, such as death certificates, Workers' Compensation files, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) files, medical examiner records, state health and labor department reports, and various combinations of these, have been used to identify cases of work-related fatal injuries. Recent studies have questioned the effectiveness of these sources for identifying such cases.

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