ASPECTS OF FATAL FALLS ON STAIRS IN JAPAN

• NAGATA Hisao

  Research Institute of Industrial Safety of the Ministry of Labour

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 日本における階段からの転落死亡事故の様相
• ニホン ニ オケル カイダン カラ ノ テンラク シボウ ジコ ノ ヨウソウ

Abstract

In order to obtain fundamental data to set up safety countermeasures against stair accidents, fatal falls on stairs during a 40 years period from 1950 to 1989 were analyzed from mortality statistics. Raw coding data of 1278 deaths originating from death certificates over a 2 years period from 1979 to 1980 in Japan were also analyzed. From obtained results in this study, most victims received injuries on their heads. Ageing was considered to be one of the major factors causing fatal falls, and especially for males drinking habits also were influencing factors to cause fatal falls. Exponential relations between fatality rates and ages could be found in female trends.

Journal

• Journal of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ)

  Journal of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) 431 (0), 39-46, 1992

  Architectural Institute of Japan

Keywords

• stairs
• accidents
• ageing
• statistics

Details

• CRID: 1390001204779416832
• NII Article ID: 110004082715
• NII Article ID: 10006775291
• NII Book ID: AN10040144
• DOI: 10.3130/aijax.431.0_39
• ISSN: 24330043
• ISSN: 09108017
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/09108017
• NDL BIB ID: 3755267
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I3755267
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/aijax/431/0/431_KJ00004076761/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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