Medical Costs and Sources of Payment for Work-Related Injuries Among Hispanic Construction Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Dong X ; Fujimoto A ; Men Y ; Ringen K
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To assess medical costs of occupational injuries and sources of payment among Hispanic and non-Hispanic construction workers. METHODS: More than 7000 construction workers, including 1833 Hispanic workers were examined using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 1996 to 2002. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using SUDAAN. RESULTS: Annually, work-related injuries in construction cost $1.36 billion (2002 dollars), with 46% paid by workers' compensation. Compared with non-Hispanic workers, Hispanic workers were 53% more likely to have medical conditions resulting from work-related injuries, but 48% less likely to receive payment for medical costs from workers' compensation (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests an urgent need to reform the current workers' compensation system to reduce the burden shifted to injured workers and society. Such reforms should include easier access and more assistance for Hispanic and other immigrant workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Mathematical-models Safety-measures Safety-practices Statistical-analysis Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-monitoring Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033241
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2007 Dec; 49(12):1367-1375
• Contact Point Address:
  Xiuwen Dong, DrPH, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  SDong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040801
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aa1f837440cee2df352e14a045b94e57ee059df3f26fd18a6019931e983796132c3457a00d849bd323e9786f00f744d148976e7fbb581bfa80c49215c26c6c84
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188890/cdc_188890_DS1.pdf
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