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- The study aimed to estimate work-related fatal injuries among children under 15 years old between 1985 and 1998 in New Zealand.
- Out of 87 identified fatalities, many were children hurt as bystanders, particularly in the agricultural sector, which accounted for a third of the deaths.
- The findings highlight the significant risk to children from workplace injuries, indicating a need for better hazard control, especially since they represented 46% of total workplace bystander deaths in New Zealand during that period.
Article Abstract
Aims: To estimate the numbers and rates of work-related fatal injury for children under the age of 15 years.
Methods: Potential cases of work-related injury deaths of persons aged <15 years of age were identified from the national electronic mortality data-files for the period 1985-1998 inclusive. The circumstances of the death in each fatality incident were reviewed directly from coronial files to determine work-relatedness.
Results: A total of 87 workplace work-related fatalities were identified. The vast majority of children identified were fatally injured while a bystander to another person's work. Workplace bystander involvement was found to vary by age, with the majority of workers identified aged 10-14 years old. With a third of all fatalities, the agricultural industry was the most common industry for workplace work-related fatalities in children. In the period 1985-94, children <15 years of age were found to account for 46% of New Zealand's total workplace bystander deaths.
Conclusions: Children contribute significantly to the overall burden of work-related fatal injury in New Zealand, especially as bystanders to other people's work. The high contribution to bystander deaths by children aged <15 years suggests that hazard control in certain work settings is lacking.
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