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Utilizing Hospital Discharge Data (HD) to Compare Fatal and Non-Fatal Work-Related Injuries Among Hispanic Workers in New Jersey



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    BACKGROUND: This study explores the utilization of Hospital Discharge (HD) data to obtain estimates of work-related non-fatal injuries rates in NJ to determine if Hispanics workers have an increased risk of specific work-related injuries. In addition, HD data are used to compare the rate ratios between fatal and non-fatal injuries in this population to demonstrate the effectiveness of using HD as a surveillance tool for monitoring injury trends and performing evaluations. METHODS: Several types of fatal and non-fatal injuries were modeled using Poisson regression with the following predictor variables: gender, ethnicity, and year. The estimated number of workers by ethnicity employed in NJ each year was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau, DataFerrett, Current Population Survey, November 2006, a data mining tool which accesses CPS data. RESULTS: These analyses, utilizing estimates of working population at-risk, indicate that Hispanic workers have an increased risk of four particular work-related injuries compared with non-Hispanics, and Hispanics were injured at a younger age than non-Hispanics. In addition the rankings of the rate ratios from the comparison between non-fatal and fatal risk estimates were similar; indicating that occupational surveillance of non-fatal injuries is a viable component to be considered. CONCLUSIONS: HD data are effective for monitoring trends over time across ethnic groups and injury types. Therefore, non-fatal injury surveillance should be considered for targeting specific worker populations for interventions to reduce exposure to workplace hazards, and can be a valuable surveillance tool in efforts to reduce occupational injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0271-3586
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    146-152
  • Volume:
    53
  • Issue:
    2
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20036851
  • Citation:
    Am J Ind Med 2010 Feb; 53(2):146-152
  • Contact Point Address:
    K. McGreevy or D. Lefkowitz, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Consumer, Environmental and Occupational Health Service, P.O. Box 369 Trenton, NJ 08625
  • Email:
    katharine.mcgreevy@doh.state.nj.us
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2010
  • Performing Organization:
    New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    American Journal of Industrial Medicine
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:386f6b1e8a6891bf2cca32fc83bf72b79ab8de5a75f557a5505fa8bd8408fcfaa55fced04b5176c2e7eeb4172057d7bbe41bd9de2e39d2af3f55f626781be15a
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