Medical examiner reports and death certificates were reviewed for all fatal agricultural injuries (n 5 228) that occurred on-the-job in North Carolina between 1977 and. Data were collected on the decedents' age, gender, race, date and time of injury, means of injury, and occupation. Annual workforce
Fatal occupational injuries among self-employed workers in North Carolina
β Scribed by Maria C. Mirabelli; Dana Loomis; David B. Richardson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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## Abstract ## Background Over 250,000 workers are employed in poultry processing, one of the most dangerous industries in the US. These jobs are increasingly held by immigrant workers who are frequently undocumented, lack knowledge of workers' rights to workplace safety, and who are reluctant to