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Andrea C Tricco1, Angela Colantonio, Mary Chipman
1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the workplace is a significant contributor to the number of work-related deaths that occur per year. This study aimed to quantify and characterize these deaths in Ontario.
Methods:
The study design was a case series with analytic and surveillance components. Data was obtained from the Chief Coroner's Office of Ontario from 1996-2000.
Results:
A total of 488 work-related injury fatalities were identified. Evidence of TBI was apparent in 45% of these cases (n = 211). Industries with the highest rate of work-related TBI mortality expressed per 100,000 working population included primary industry (59.1), agriculture (24.5), construction (20.0) and transportation/communications/utilities industries (13.9). Deaths involving TBI were more likely to be due to falls than non-TBI-related deaths among workers (p = 0.0001).
Conclusions:
Results from this research indicate that prevention programmes should focus on decreasing falls at all ages and increasing the use of personal protective equipment.
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