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The Role of Alcohol in Fatal Accidents among Seamen *
Author(s) -
Arner Oddvar
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0007-0890
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1973.tb01242.x
Subject(s) - norwegian , accident (philosophy) , forensic engineering , occupational safety and health , environmental health , demography , medical emergency , medicine , engineering , sociology , philosophy , pathology , linguistics , epistemology
Summary Norwegian merchant seamen have a higher mortality rate from accidents than comparable groups ashore. It is shown that this is not as much due to the traditional hazards of sea life as to the more human factors. Alcohol is involved in at least one third of the accidents. A conclusion is suggested that there may be a selection of accident prone persons to the seafaring occupation.