Determinants of crew injuries in vessel accidents |
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| Authors: | Wayne K Talley Di Jin Hauke Kite-Powell |
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| Institution: | 1. Maritime Institute, Department of Economics , Old Dominion University , Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA;2. Marine Policy Center , Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution , Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study investigates determinants of the number of non-fatal crew injuries, fatal crew injuries and missing crew in freight ship, tanker and tugboat vessel accidents based upon individual accidents investigated by the US Coast Guard for the 1991–2001 period. Poisson and negative binomial regression estimates suggest that: (1) freight ship and tanker non-fatal injuries are higher when the vessel is moored or docked and during high winds and cold temperatures; (2) tugboat non-fatal injuries are higher during poor visibility; (3) freight ship fatal injuries increase with vessel age and tanker and tugboat fatal injuries are higher for fire and capsize accidents, respectively; and (4) freight ship missing crew increase with vessel age and tugboat missing crew are higher for fire and lake accidents. |
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