J Occup Environ Med. 1997 Aug;39(8):715-21.

Occupational fatalities among older workers in the United States: 1980-1991.

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Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, Wva 26505-2888, USA.

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Workers aged 65 and older had a workplace fatality rate of 2.6 times that of workers aged 16 to 64 for 1980 through 1991 (14.1 per 100,000 vs 5.4), according to National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) data. The highest rates were in mining, agriculture, and construction. Compared with younger workers, older men were at an elevated risk for fatalities caused by machines, and older women for fatal falls and homicide. Prevention efforts should focus on older workers in agricultural settings, as well as those at increased risk of workplace falls or violence.

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