Worker populations at risk for work-related injuries across the life course

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Christ S ; Clarke TC ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Goodman E ; Kachan D ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; Ocasio MA
• Description:
  Background: Workplace injuries can have a substantial economic impact. Rates of workplace injuries differ across age groups, yet occupations/industry sectors at highest risk within age groups have not been identified. We examined workplace injury risk across industry sectors for three age groups using nationally representative U.S. data. Methods: Data from 1997 to 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were pooled for employed adults by age groups: (1) 18-25 (n = 22,261); (2) 26-54 (n = 121,559); and (3) 55 + (n = 24,851). Workplace injury risk comparisons were made using logistic regression, with the Services sector as the referent and adjustment for sample design, gender, education, race/ethnicity, age, and income-to-poverty ratio. Results: Overall 3-month injury prevalence was 0.88%. Highest risk sectors for workers aged 18-25 included: Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (odds ratio = 4.80; 95% confidence interval 2.23-10.32), Healthcare/social assistance (2.71; 1.50-4.91), Construction (2.66; 1.56-4.53), Manufacturing (2.66; 1.54-4.61); for workers 26-54: Construction (2.30; 1.76-3.0), Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (1.91; 1.16-3.15), and Manufacturing (1.58; 1.28-1.96); for workers 55+: Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (3.01; 1.16-7.81), Transportation/communication/other public utilities (2.55; 1.44-4.49), and Construction (2.25; 1.09-4.67). Conclusions: Agriculture/forestry/fisheries and Construction were among the sectors with highest workplace injury risk for workers across all age groups. Differences in highest risk industries were identified between the youngest and oldest industry groups. Our results indicate a need for age-specific interventions in some industries, and a need for more comprehensive measures in others. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Construction Industry Demography Forestry Hunting Longevity Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Age Groups Author Keywords: Workplace Injury Construction Demographic-characteristics Fishing-industry Health-surveys Industrial-environment Injuries Lifespan Mathematical-models National Health Interview Survey NHIS Occupational Health Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Work-environment Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Indiana ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  361-366
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040496
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2012 Apr; 55(4):361-366
• Contact Point Address:
  Diana Kachan, BS, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Room 1073, Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  dkachan@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7518467da3ef0bc8e7f4ae619c5d309af8f6cb6c710916914950722f45a50725c37ce19dbe9e7e66e43c0da254383a123a6c4c745b72b15a084ce981cac1b964
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193332/cdc_193332_DS1.pdf
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