NIOSH: Fishing Fatalities are Trending Down Along the West Coast

By: Kevin Thompson
Vol: 44 | No: 32 | Published on: September 1, 2017
How does the West Coast compare to other fisheries in terms of safety, and how can crews keep safe? Here are some facts and recommendations from NIOSH. Read More...

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The Dungeness crab fishery, which includes parts of California, Oregon and Washington, suffered the highest number of worker fatalities along the West Coast from 2010 to 2014, according to data compiled by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Still, fatalities in the hazardous West Coast fishery are trending down, according to the … Read More » This...
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