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A comparison of Kentucky and the nation using data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).

Reed D, Arthur T, Struttmann T.

Occupational fatality data in Kentucky differ from the rest of the United States (US). To more fully characterized the issues, and to more accurately direct prevention resources, a descriptive analysis of the 1992-1997 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) data was undertaken

The proportion of occupational fatalities in the age group 65 and over in Kentucky was almost twice that of the rest of the US. Kentucky fatalities occurred in the agriculture/fishing/forestry industry division (27.0%) and in the mining industry (8.3%) more than in the rest of the US (12.6% and 2.5% respectively). Fatalities in farming/faorestry/fishing occupations were hight in Kentucky (31.6%) than in the rest of the US (14.2%), with farm workers and loggers comprising most of the Kentucky deaths.

Kentucky businesses employing fewer than 10 employees experienced 44.3% of occupational fatalities compared to only 25.9% in the rest of the US. Moreover, the self-employed in Kentucky comprise 35.7% of its occupational fatalities compared to 18% for the rest of the US. Over two thirds of Kentucky fatalities occurred in rual areas wereas in the US only one-third of the cases occurred in a rural county. A larger proportion of the fatalities ocurred on farms and in mines/quarries in Kentucky than in the rest of the US.

Analysis of the CFOI data for a six year period shows that occupational fatality issues in Kentucky are different from the rest of the US, and thus nationwide directives for attenuating work-related fatalities mya not address the at-risk populations identified in Kentucky

Comments to Mark Schneider, Last Modified: July 9, 2001 by JP
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