Illnesses and Injuries Reported by Latino Poultry Workers in Western North Carolina

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• Personal Author:
  Acrcury TA ; Burke B ; Carrillo L ; Coates ML ; Grzywacz JG ; Marin A ; Quandt SA
• Description:
  Poultry processing is the largest sector of the meat products industry. Many workers are immigrants; few data exist on their illness and injury rates and the impact of workplace safety environment. Survey interviews were conducted with a representative sample of 200 Latino poultry workers employed by three different companies in western North Carolina; topics included symptoms, work-related illnesses and injuries, and plant safety climate. Most respondents were <35 years of age and had been in the US <10 years. Frequency of self-reported symptoms was high, particularly for musculoskeletal symptoms. Despite symptoms, workers reported not missing work or seeking medical care. Occupational injuries and illnesses and symptoms varied by company. Between-company differences in injury and illness rates were consistent with perceived safety and company provision of personal protective equipment. Symptoms reported exceeded rates reported by other community, clinical, and occupational samples. Findings suggest policy changes and research are needed to reduce the high rates of occupational illnesses and injuries in this vulnerable population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Demography Food Industry Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Race Factors Safety Safety Management Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Demographic-characteristics Diseases Injuries Meat-packing-industry Occupational-diseases Occupational-health Occupational-safety-programs Personal-protective-equipment Poultry Poultry-industry Poultry-workers Racial-factors Safety-clothing Safety-measures Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  343-351
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030801
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2006 May; 49(5):343-351
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara A. Quandt, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063
• Email:
  squandt@wfubmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20090831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fbc289d2feccc29bf59659aee0b974ed359ba1f6f0468bab9dacbd4f2b17e257d193c1138647756a9f55fabbe57cc25f01b6e29879c894c2567581e3cbc383ea
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191296/cdc_191296_DS1.pdf
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