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• Personal Author:
  Alvarado R ; Buchanan S ; Fernández E ; Forst L ; Klempner S ; Krantz A ; Wesseling C
• Description:
  Occupational injury surveillance in developing countries may be hindered by the lack of health data infrastructure as well the large numbers of informal-sector workers. The goal of this study was to elucidate the scope of occupational injury in the Monteverde district of Costa Rica using data collected through the national workers social security system. A list of occupational injuries occurring in the district reported to the National Insurance Institute (INS) central office between 1998 and 2002 was taken to the regional INS office, and the original injury reports for the cases were pulled. Specific data on the injuries were collected. There were 184 injuries reported during the five year period. Occupations with the highest number of injuries included production, building and grounds maintenance, and agricultural/forestry/fishing. Descriptive data showed that prevention efforts in this rural region should target food manufacturing, hotels, and construction. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Food-Processing Industry Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction-industry Food-processing-industry Housekeeping-personnel Information-retrieval-systems Information-systems Injuries Occupational-accidents Occupations Service-industries Surveillance-programs Training

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  142-146
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030094
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2006 Jan-Mar; 12(1):142-146
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan Buchanan, MD, University of Illinois, Department of Occupational Medicine, 835 S. Wolcott MC 684, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  sbucha3@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19930701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20030630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b3b58d6415e5d9a05a3df9c6c48cb92c0144a35cf98776aa3886d6b9353ffe1918cae3e6d5948b0ab25538981d582fd1256dd1a3deca970a733aeb109f0da9b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190921/cdc_190921_DS1.pdf
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