Occupation, industry, and fatal motor vehicle crashes in 20 states, 1986-1987

D.P. Loomis

American Journal of Public Health, 1991, vol. 81, issue 6, 733-735

Abstract: Background: Motor vehicles are a leading cause of injury on and off the job. Methods: To describe the occurrence of fatal motor vehicle crashes in the working-age population, a case-control study was conducted among persons 15-64 years old who died in 1986 or 1987 in any of 20 states reporting death certificate occupational data to the National Center for Health Statistics. Cases were occupants of motor vehicles (excluding motorcycles) who died of injuries sustained in a crash (E810-E825, 9th revision International Classification of Diseases), and controls died of any other cause. Results: Transportation-related occupations had more than the expected number of deaths for men (odds ratio = 1.6, 95% confidence interval = 1.4 - 1.9) and women (odds ratio = 2.1, 95% confidence interval = 1.0 - 4.5), as did managerial occupations (odds ratio = 1.3 and 1.7, 95% confidence interval = 1.1 - 1.5 and 1.3 - 2.2 for men and women, respectively). Men in mining and oil drilling occupations and the wholesale trade industry also had excess crash deaths. Among women, additional excesses were observed among professional specialists and in several groups with few deaths, including agriculture, construction, and the military, whereas homemakers had markedly fewer vehicle crash deaths than expected. Conclusions: These findings encourage further investigation of this important safety hazard, but also call attention to a need for more detailed studies and improved data.

Date: 1991
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