Work-Time Exposure and Acute Injuries in Inshore Lobstermen of the Northeast United States
Work-Time Exposure and Acute Injuries in Inshore Lobstermen of the Northeast United States
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DOI：
10.1080/1059924x.2016.1143431
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发表时间：
2016-04-02
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Scribani, Melissa
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作者：
Fulmer, Scott;Buchholz, Bryan;Scribani, Melissa
本研究的目的是通过描述和量化在美国东北部商业捕捞龙虾时发生的伤害，为减少商业捕虾人肌肉骨骼疾病的风险提供信息。本研究旨在估计以全日制当量（FTE）计算的捕虾暴露的分母，估计死亡率，并计算样本人群中急性损伤的发生率。船长是从缅因州和马萨诸塞州的持证渔民中随机挑选出来的。通过一项调查收集了船上发生的工作暴露和快速伤害（急性伤害）的数据，该调查每季度通过电话或与船长面对面访谈进行。该季度调查评估了该季度的工作周数、平均船员人数、每周旅行次数和平均旅行时长（以小时计）。此外，该调查还收集了本季度发生的所有急性损伤的相关信息（受影响的身体部位、损伤类型以及是否接受了治疗）。渔获量以渔民日数及渔民小时数计算。年FTE估计使用天数为2,557天，使用小时为2,855小时。正如预期的那样，夏季（第三季度）的FTE最高，冬季（第一季度）的FTE最低。秋季（第4季度）和春季（第2季度）分别排在第二和第三位。所有伤害（49.7/100 FTE）和需要治疗的伤害（15.0/100 FTE）的发生率远远高于使用海岸警卫队数据的其他渔业研究报告。
The objective of this study was to inform efforts to reduce risk for musculoskeletal disorders among commercial lobstermen by characterizing and quantifying injuries that occur to people while harvesting lobsters commercially in the Northeast United States. This study aimed to estimate a denominator of exposure to lobstering in full-time equivalents (FTE), to estimate a fatality rate, and to calculate incidence rates for acute injuries within the sample population. Captains were randomly selected from those licensed to fish in Maine and Massachusetts. Data on work exposure and injuries with rapid onset that occurred on the boat (acute injuries) were collected using a survey, which was administered quarterly via phone or face-to-face interview with the captain. The quarterly survey assessed the number of weeks worked during the quarter, average crew size, number of trips per week, and average trip length in hours. In addition, this survey captured relevant information (body segment affected, type of injury, and whether treatment was received) on all acute injuries occurring during the quarter. FTE were estimated using fishermen days and fishermen hours. The annual FTE estimated using days was 2,557 and using hours was 2,855. As expected, the summer months (3rd quarter) had the highest FTE and the winter (1st quarter) the lowest FTE. Fall (4th quarter) and spring (2nd quarter) ranked second and third, respectively. The incidence rates for all injuries (49.7/100 FTE) and injuries requiring treatment (15.0/100 FTE) were much higher than those reported in other studies of fishing that used Coast Guard data.