title: Fatal occupational injuries among non-governmental employees in Malaysia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Malaysia, surveillance of fatal occupational injuries is fragmented. We therefore analyzed an alternative data source from Malaysia's Social Security organization, the Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (PERKESO).
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a secondary data analysis of the PERKESO database comprised of 7 million employees from 2002 to 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, the average annual incidence was 9.2 fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. During the 5-year period, there was a decrease in the absolute number of fatal injuries by 16% and the incidence by 34%. The transportation sector reported the highest incidence of fatal injuries (35.1/100,000), followed by agriculture (30.5/100,000) and construction (19.3/100,000) sectors. Persons of Indian ethnicity were more likely to sustain fatal injuries compared to other ethnic groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Government and industry should develop rigorous strategies to detect hazards in the workplace, especially in sectors that continuously record high injury rates. Targeted interventions emphasizing worker empowerment coupled with systematic monitoring and evaluation is critical to ensure success in prevention and control measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru, Malaysia. adinegara@manipal.edu.my
authors.forename: Adinegara Bin Lutfi
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Abas
authors.forename: Datuk Abd Razzak B
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mohd Said
authors.forename: Mohammed Azman B
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aziz Mohammed
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sathiakumar
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality* / Q000639:trends; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060389:Construction Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality*; D017149:Private Sector; D014186:Transportation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult