Injuries among solid waste collectors in the private versus public sectors

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• Personal Author:
  Bunn TL ; Slavova S ; Tang M
• Description:
  Solid waste collection is among the occupations with the highest risk for injuries and illnesses. Solid waste collector injuries were characterized in terms of injury risk and employment industry sector (public versus private) using Kentucky workers' compensation first reports of injury and claims data. When compared to 35-44-year-old workers, solid waste collectors who were under 35 years of age were less likely to have a workers' compensation first report of injury or claim that resulted in awarded benefits. The probability that a workers' compensation first report of injury or claim would result in an awarded benefit was higher if the worker was employed as a solid waste collector in the private sector compared to the public sector, or was injured due to a motor vehicle-related injury or a push-or-pull type of injury. A better understanding of the differences in the contributing factors for an injury that results in a first report of injury or claim with awarded benefits (e.g., job activities, new and refresher worker safety training, type of equipment used, differences in collection vehicle automation, and differential reporting of injuries on the job) between the public and private sectors is necessary to target injury prevention strategies in this high-risk occupation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Men Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Waste Management Women
• Keywords:
  Age Age-groups Author Keywords: Solid Waste Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Private Sector Public Sector Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Waste-disposal

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• ISSN:
  0734-242X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040361
• Citation:
  Waste Manag Res 2011 Oct; 29(10):1043-1052
• Contact Point Address:
  Terry Bunn, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 333 Waller Ave., Suite 242, Lexington, KY 40504
• Email:
  tlbunn2@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Waste Management & Research
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6fdcbde8842dc337aaae89809311468a908029d2281302e1eee4d5b3682b4d8d0f031eaf92980d5cb1369bc6a59a833d8e01d38df18affb90639175b82f3e78d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193265/cdc_193265_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 229.56 KB ]