Injuries and Illnesses from Wood Framing in Residential Construction, Washington State, 1993–1999

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• Personal Author:
  Bonauto, David ; Foley M ; Kalat J ; Shah SM ; Silverstein B
• Description:
  The construction industry is associated with high rates of work-related injury. We used workers compensation data to describe the injuries and illnesses, claim rates, and claim costs associated with wood framing activities in construction. From 1993 to 1999, there were 33,021 accepted state fund workers compensation claims with direct costs of over $197 million. The average annual claim rate was 45 per 100 full-time equivalent. Statistically significant downward trends were noted in claim rates for all injuries and illnesses, compensable time loss claims, eye and fall injuries. However, these trends were not statistically significantly different from those observed in all other construction risk classes combined. The information in this report can be used to guide prevention efforts and to evaluate the effectiveness of Washington state initiatives to reduce injury and illness rates in wood frame construction. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Eye Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries Wood
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Eye-injuries Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-diseases Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Risk-analysis Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029243
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2003 Nov; 45(11):1171-1182
• Email:
  shaq235@lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190276/cdc_190276_DS1.pdf
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