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Alcohol and other drug use in
occupational fatalities.
Alleyne BC, Stuart P, Copes R
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety, Edmonton.
High costs and the potential risk to public health of
drug-related workplace accidents are major concerns.
Studies conducted to evaluate this problem are
restricted by concerns for individual rights and fears
of jeopardizing labor relations. However, in
collaboration with the Medical Examiner's office.
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety examined a unique
set of data on 459 deaths occurring at work. The only
illicit drug found was cannabis for which 10 workers
tested positive. Forty workers tested positive for
alcohol, 28 for prescription, and 22 for nonprescription
drugs. Evidence of alcohol use was found in a higher
percentage of fatalities due to motor vehicle accidents,
falls, and being caught in or under equipment than in
other types of workplace fatalities.
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