title: Fatal Work-Related Injuries: Southeastern United States, 2008-2011.
abstract: In 2008, the work-related injury fatality rate was 3.8 per 100,000 workers in the United States but was 5.2 per 100,000 workers for the southeast region. Work-related fatalities in the southeast were examined for the period 2008 to 2011. Median work-related injury fatality rates are reported for the southeast region, each of the 12 states, and the United States. The percentages of employees in high fatality industries and work-related fatalities by cause were calculated. Finally, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's database was searched for fatality reports. States with the highest rates (per 100,000 workers) included Arkansas (7.2), Louisiana (6.8), and West Virginia (6.6). Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia each had more than 20% of their employees in high fatality industries. Forty percent of work-related injury fatalities were from transportation incidents in the southeast and the United States. Future analyses should include work-related injury fatality rates by industry and compare rates with other U.S. regions.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention kbrinker@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brinker
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Teri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shire
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bunn
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health.
authors.forename: Juanita
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.affiliation: Virginia Department of Health.
authors.forename: Dwight
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flammia
authors.affiliation: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lackovic
authors.affiliation: Georgia Department of Public Health.
authors.forename: Antionette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavender
authors.affiliation: Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals.
authors.forename: Jocelyn S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Tennessee Department of Health.
authors.forename: Yinmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health.
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harduar Morano
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Department of Health.
authors.forename: Austin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.affiliation: West Virginia University.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rauscher
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky.
authors.forename: Svetla
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slavova
authors.affiliation: Florida Department of Health.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.affiliation: Mississippi State Department of Health.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Renée
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Funk
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D016272:Occupational Health; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D013714:Tennessee / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); government regulation; health promotion; occupational injury fatalities; safety; workforce