The Role of Worker Age in Ohio Workers’ Compensation Claims in the Landscaping Services Industry

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Alexander, Barbara M ; Wurzelbacher, Steven J ; Zeiler, Rachel J ; Naber, Steven J ; Kaur, Harpriya ; Grosch, James W.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  This study employed analysis of workers’ compensation (WC) claims in the landscaping services industry to identify occupational factors associated with claims from workers of different ages.
  
  Methods
  
  Private sector claims for 2005–2017 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (OHBWC) and their free-text descriptions were used along with data from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey to examine rates and types of WC claims by worker age.
  
  Results
  
  Although the claim rate for younger workers was higher than for older workers overall (593 vs. 261 per 10,000 full-time equivalent employees, p<0.001), claims from older workers had higher nonzero median cost ($1002 vs. $522, p<0.001).
  
  Conclusion
  
  Analysis of WC claim rates shows significant differences between claims in different age groups. These differences can be used to target safety interventions for the greatest impact.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aging Workforce Arborist Article Groundskeeping Humans Industry Injury Landscaping Occupational Injuries Ohio Private Sector Workers' Compensation Workers’ Compensation Young Workers

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 64(9):766-776
• Pubmed ID:
  35673251
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9444967
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065368
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:4dd68b596bb5883a77e69c4dc2fbea971755c39ec23a960b927d54e981c4436ea9057f7b2da5aa00a82917248bd8404c5422e6c3ac43afb41a1555bceb15619f
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