Occupational fatalities of Hispanic construction workers from 1992 to 2000

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• Personal Author:
  Dong X ; Platner JW
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Hispanic construction employment has dramatically increased, yet published data on occupational risk is lacking. METHODS: Data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and current population survey (CPS) were examined from 1992 to 2000. Fatality rate, relative risk (RR), and risk index were calculated using CFOI fatality data and CPS data on hours worked, adjusted to full-time-equivalents (FTE). Data between 1996 and 2000 were combined to allow reliable comparisons of age and occupational groups. RR and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. RESULTS: In 2000, Hispanics constituted less than 16% of the construction workforce yet suffered 23.5% of fatal injuries. RRs were: helpers, construction trades, 2.31 (95% CI: 1.41-3.80); roofers 1.77 (95% CI: 1.38-2.28); carpenters 1.39 (95% CI: 1.08-1.79); and construction laborers 1.31 (95% CI: 1.17-1.46). CONCLUSIONS: Hispanic construction workers consistently faced higher RRs, for every year from 1992 to 2000 and for every age group. In 2000, Hispanic construction workers were nearly twice (1.84, 95% CI: 1.60-2.10) as likely to be killed by occupational injuries as their non-Hispanic counterparts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Mortality Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Author Keywords: Construction Construction Construction-workers Fatal Injury Fatality Hispanic Immigrant Information-retrieval-systems Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupation Racial-factors Risk Risk-factors Safety Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries Worker Workplace

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  45-54
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040964
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2004 Jan; 45(1):45-54
• Contact Point Address:
  James W. Platner, The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, 8484 Georgia Ave., Suite1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  platner@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19940930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20000331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ab182e272fced2ca1383bebdf190cfd3050d6bf18d78faf5bb369eb410c2d83b415b03a2251110df6e3d12ece7617bee300c4966ea7f7fee9754dfb38fe96d60
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193651/cdc_193651_DS1.pdf
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