Causes of all traumatic work related deaths among seafarers in British merchant shipping, 1976–2002
| Cause of death | Number of deaths (%) | Mortality rate per 100 000 seafarer-years (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *All accidents at work refer to all accidents except traffic related accidents that occurred ashore. | ||||
| Accidents | ||||
| Maritime disasters | 176 | (21.1) | 15.5 | (4.8–26.2) |
| Occupational accidents | 225 | (26.9) | 19.8 | (16.8 to 22.8) |
| Off-duty accidents | 163 | (19.5) | 14.3 | (12.1 to 16.6) |
| Homicide | 17 | (2.0) | 1.5 | (0.8 to 2.2) |
| Suicide | 55 | (6.6) | 4.8 | (3.6 to 6.1) |
| Alcohol and drug intoxication | 14 | (1.7) | 1.2 | (0.6 to 1.9) |
| Unknown circumstances | ||||
| Drowned | 91 | (10.9) | 8.0 | (6.4 to 9.7) |
| Missing at sea | 87 | (10.4) | 7.7 | (6.0 to 9.3) |
| Other | 7 | (0.8) | 0.6 | (0.2 to 1.1) |
| All accidents | 564 | (67.5) | 49.6 | (38.4 to 60.8) |
| All accidents at work* | 530 | (63.5) | 46.6 | (35.5 to 57.8) |
| All traumatic work related deaths | 835 | (100.0) | 73.5 | (61.9 to 85.1) |