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Fatal accidents and non-fatal injuries amongst seamen in Iceland 2001-2005
Objectives: This study aims at getting a comprehensive view of the incidence, nature and circumstances leading up to injuries in Icelandic waters in 2001-2005.
Table I. The table shows an overview of all fatal accidents at sea, all accidents reported to the Social Insurance Administration and all visits to the Emergency Department at Landspitali University Hospital due to accidents at sea the period 2001-2005. Average numbers for the periond are also shown.
Table II. The table shows an overview of tasks during non-fatal accidents. The first column shows tasks in fishing ships, the second column shows tasks in other ships and the last column shows an overview of all accidents. Handling fishing gear is the most common cause of accidents.
Table III. The table shows an overview of position of the injured onboard when the accident occurred.
The majority of accidents occur on deck.
Table IV – Mechanism of injury. The table shows the incidence of accidents in relation to injury mechanism in non-fatal injuries. More than half of injuries are caused by blow or fall.
Figure 1 - Work experience
The figure shows the relation between work experience and incidence of non-fatal accidents. The largest single group has more than 5 years at sea but the majority (70%) has more than 5 years at sea.
Figure 2 – Sea condition
The figure shows the incidence of non-fatal accidents in relation to sea condition. The majority of accidents occur in relatively quiet sea.