238002 Work-related fatal injury among young persons in Australia, July 2000-June 2007

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Johnathon P. Ehsani, MPH , School of Public Health, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Briohny McNeilly , Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Joseph Ibrahim, MD, PhD , Department of Forensic Medcine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Joan Ozanne-Smith, MD, MPH , Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background This paper describes work-related fatal injury among young persons in Australia and compares young worker deaths with other age groups.

Method A retrospective record review of data extracted from the National Coronial Information System for all work-related deaths reported to the coroner in Australia from July 1st 2000 - June 30th 2007.

Results A total of 2048 unintentional work-related injury deaths were identified; 232 were young persons aged 15-24 years, mostly males. The predominant mechanism of injury was transport-related, and most deaths occurred in transport, postal and warehousing; construction; and agriculture, forestry and fishing industries. Work-related deaths of younger persons differed from older workers by activity and mechanism.

Conclusion Australian young workers' deaths continue to be of significant public health concern. Further research is needed to improve the identification of work-related deaths and problem definition via more detailed death investigation and the accrual of this data in existing systems.

Conclusion Australian young workers' deaths continue to be of significant public health concern. Further research is needed to improve the identification of work-related deaths and problem definition via more detailed death investigation and the accrual of this data in existing systems.

Learning Areas:
Epidemiology
Occupational health and safety

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the epidemiology of work-related deaths among young persons aged 15-24 years in Australia for the period 1st July 2000- 30th June 2. Compare young worker deaths with all worker and older worker's deaths in Australia for the period 1st July 2000- 30th June.

Keywords: Adolescents, International, Occupational Injury and Death

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have experience in injury research and epidemiology in a number of settings and content areas, including occupational injury research in Australia, childhood injury prevention in Thailand and the motor vehicle crash prevention in the United States.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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