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Fishing Safety Success Story: Man, This Could Be It										Related Pages
										September 2019
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2019-163
*Total running time: 5:20*
Lobstermen have the highest number of fatal falls overboard among commercial fishermen in the Northeast U.S. from 2010-2014. NONE of the victims were wearing a personal flotation device (PFD) when they drowned. In the fall of 2016, Gerry fell overboard while mooring his lobster boat; he wasn’t wearing a PFD. Water filled his oilskins and he was unable to re-board his boat. He struggled in the water for 15 minutes before being rescued by his brother. He’s now a vocal advocate for the necessity of PFDs when working on or around the water. Find your flotation at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/pfds.html
View this videoexternal icon on the NIOSH YouTube channel.*Year: 2019**Video Pub. No.: 2019-163**Total running time: 5:20*
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NIOSH [2019]. Fishing Safety Success Story: Man, This Could Be It. By Teske T. Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019‐163 https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2019163external icon
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My Life Vest Saved MeDHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2018-107DStan fell overboard setting pots at the start of Dungeness crab season in Oregon, his story has a different ending because he was wearing his PFD.I Reached Over and Hit the E-StopDHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2018-153Pat and his crew used an emergency stop (E-Stop) on their deck winch to prevent an injury to one of their deckhands while salmon seining in Alaska.The More You Wear It, The Better Off You AreDHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2019-164In November of 2016, Tyler was working as a sternman on his dad’s lobster boat when he was knocked overboard by a trap they were setting.Top of Page
							
					
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