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Tractor driving and alcohol - a highly hazardous combination (CROSBI ID 185665)

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Gassend, Jean-Loup ; Baković, Marija ; Mayer, Davor ; Strinović, Davor ; Škavić, Josip ; Petrovečki, Vedrana Tractor driving and alcohol - a highly hazardous combination // Forensic science international supplement series, 1 (2009), 1; 76-79. doi: 10.1016/j.fsisup.2009.09.010

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Gassend, Jean-Loup ; Baković, Marija ; Mayer, Davor ; Strinović, Davor ; Škavić, Josip ; Petrovečki, Vedrana

engleski

Tractor driving and alcohol - a highly hazardous combination

Approximately half of all injury-related fatalities in the agricultural industry are associated with farm tractors. Skill-based psychomotor tasks, such as driving and operating such machines, are easily impaired as a consequence of the use of alcohol. We have analyzed characteristics of fatal traffic accidents involving tractors in Zagreb County, with special accent to prevalence of alcohol use among drivers. Subjects and methods The material comprised all fatal accidents involving tractor drivers in Zagreb County between the years 2001 and 2005 where a medicolegal autopsy had been performed and samples taken for subsequent forensic toxicological analysis. The total of 47 cases were included. Data were collected on characteristics of the fatally injured as well as on circumstances and dynamics of the accident itself. The results are presented with absolute and relative frequencies. Results: Ninety-one percent (43 out of 47 cases) of fatally injured were males. No person was under the age of 18, 70% were between 18 and 65 years of age and 30% were above 65 years of age. Blood alcohol reading was negative in only 13 out of 47 analyzed cases (28%). Six cases (13%) had blood alcohol concentration (BAC) below 0.50mg/mL, further 6 between 0.50 and 1.49mg/mL, 16 (34%) between 1.50 and 2.49mg/mL and the remaining six had BAC between 2.50 and 3.49mg/mL. Median BAC among 34 fatalities with positive blood alcohol level was 1.80mg/mL, while the highest concentration observed was 3.49mg/mL. Multiple injuries were the most common cause of death (43%) followed by crush asphyxia (26%). Most of the victims (81%) died at the scene of the accident and all of them died within the first 24h. In the majority of accidents (79%), the tractor operator was a victim of the vehicle rollover. Conclusion High percentage of farm tractor users driving under influence and high median BAC indicates that legislation alone is not sufficient in preventing accidents. Further effort should be directed toward education aimed to increase awareness of the obvious risk that alcohol use represents to driving and workplace safety. Taking into account that the overwhelming majority of fatalities occurred from rollovers, strong encouragement should be given to implementation of rollover protecting structure (ROPS) devices in order to prevent such type of fatalities.

tractors; alcohol; driving under influence; tractor-related fatality

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Podaci o izdanju

1 (1)

2009.

76-79

objavljeno

1875-1741

1875-1733

10.1016/j.fsisup.2009.09.010

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