Comparison of fatal occupational injury surveillance systems between the European Union and the United States
Comparison of fatal occupational injury surveillance systems between the European Union and the United States
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.10290
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发表时间：
2003-10-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Benach, J
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作者：
Benavides, FG;Delclos, GL;Benach, J
背景。国家间工伤统计数据的比较往往存在问题，主要是因为工伤统计数据基于不同的国家记录和通报系统。研究人员比较了1995年至1998年欧洲工作事故统计（ESAW）和美国的致命工伤定义、参考人群的确定和致命工伤率。致命职业伤害普查（CFOI）。结果。工作场所死亡人数也有类似的定义，但CFOI是基于主动搜索，而ESAW是基于被动通知。两国的每日致命工伤人数相似：每天约有17名工人死亡，但美国的年平均工伤死亡率更高。这两个系统之间有足够多的差异，可以直接进行比较。CFOI可能比ESAW更全面。可以想象，欧盟（e.u.）致命职业伤害的真实数量可能更高，因此美国和欧盟致命伤害率的明显差异可能是不同监测系统的产物。(C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc。
Background. Comparison of workplace injury statistics among countries is often problematic, mainly because work injury statistics are based on different national recording and notification systems.Methods. Definitions of fatal work-related injuries, identification of the reference population, and rates of fatal work-related injuries, from 1995 to 1998, were compared between the European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) and the United States (U.S.) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).Results. Similar definitions for workplace fatalities were found, but CFOI is based on an active search, and ESAW on passive notification. Daily fatal occupational injury numbers were similar in both: about 17 workers die per day, but average annual work-related death rates were higher in the U.S.Conclusions. There are enough differences to allow direct comparisons between both systems. CFOI is likely to be more comprehensive than ESAW It is conceivable that the true number of fatal occupational injuries in the European Union (E. U.) could be higher, and thus the apparent difference in U.S. and E. U. fatal injury rates may be an artifact of the different surveillance systems. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.