Objectives: The study objective was to estimate a denominator of exposure to inshore lobstering in Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs), to count incident injury data from a sample cohort of this population, to use this count to calculate rates for incident injuries, and to use official counts of fatalities to estimate a fatality rate.

Methods: Captains were randomly selected from those licensed to fish in Maine and Massachusetts. Data on work exposure and injuries that occurred on the boat were collected using a survey that was administered once per season via phone or face-to-face interview with the captain. Data included self-reports of the number of weeks worked during the season, average crew size, number of trips per week, and average trip length in hours. In addition, this survey captured relevant information (body segment affected, type of injury, and whether treatment was received) on all acute injuries occurring during the season. Only data on acute injuries were collected, and defined as having newly occurred within the last 3 months. Counts of fatalities were obtained from an official surveillance database at the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety.

Results: The total occupational exposure reported for the cohort was over 2 million man-hours over 4 years, resulting in an average annual FTE of 5,847. The fatality rate averaged over 4 years was 21/100,000 FTE. The incidence rates for all injuries (51.0/100 FTE) and injuries receiving treatment (17.5/100 FTE) were much higher than those reported in other studies of fishing that used US Coast Guard data. Lobstermen presented with all categories of injuries, sprains being the most frequent (7.8/100 FTE) and amputations the least (0.2/100 FTE). Wrist/hand injuries on the right side occurred most frequently of all body locations (3.6/100 FTE).

Conclusion: Non-fatal injuries occur at high rates in lobstering. The impact of interventions aimed at exposure to risk for sprains and cuts has potential to affect the most lobstermen. Fatality rate appears to have been unchanging since the year 2000.

目的：研究目的是估计全时当量（FTE）中近海龙虾暴露的分母，计算来自该人群样本队列的事故伤害数据，使用该计数来计算事故伤害率，以及使用官方的死亡人数来估算死亡率。

方法：从缅因州和马萨诸塞州许可捕鱼的船长中随机选择船长。使用调查进行收集有关工作暴露和船上伤害的数据，该调查每季通过电话或与船长面对面进行一次调查。数据包括本赛季工作周数的自我报告，平均乘务员人数，每周出行次数以及平均出行时间（小时）。此外，该调查还收集了该季节发生的所有急性伤害的相关信息（受影响的身体部位，伤害类型以及是否接受治疗）。仅收集有关急性伤害的数据，并将其定义为最近3个月内新近发生。死亡人数来自国家职业健康与安全研究所的官方监测数据库。

结果：该人群的职业暴露总量在4年中超过200万工时，导致平均每年FTE为5847。4年平均死亡率为21 / 100,000 FTE。所有伤害的发生率（51.0 / 100 FTE）和接受治疗的伤害的发生率（17.5 / 100 FTE）远高于其他使用美国海岸警卫队数据进行的捕鱼研究报告的发生率。龙虾遭受了所有类型的伤害，扭伤最常见（7.8 / 100 FTE），截肢最少（0.2 / 100 FTE）。右侧手腕/手部伤害最常见于所有身体部位（3.6 / 100 FTE）。

结论：龙虾非致命性伤害发生率很高。旨在遭受扭伤和割伤风险的干预措施的影响可能会影响大多数龙虾。自2000年以来，死亡率一直没有变化。