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Information needs of bereaved families following fatal work incidents

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posted on 2023-05-20, 05:41 authored by Ngo, M, Matthews, LR, Quinlan, M, Philip BohlePhilip Bohle
The sudden and unexpected nature of fatal work incidents can leave family members with a strong need to know how and why the worker died. Forty Australian family members were interviewed to identify the information sought following fatal work incidents and explore the factors enhancing or impairing satisfaction with the account of the death. Findings demonstrated that employers tended to divert responsibility to the worker, to mask underlying systemic failures. Satisfaction was enhanced if family members believed a sense of justice was attained and formal investigations were able to expose the truth and those responsible for the death were identified.

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Publication title

Death Studies

Pagination

1-12

ISSN

0748-1187

Department/School

TSBE

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

United States

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Copyright 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Work and labour market not elsewhere classified

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