3-D jobs and health disparities: the health implications of Latino chicken catchers' working conditions

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Arcury-Quandt AE ; Carrillo L ; Grzywacz JG ; Lawlor EJ ; Marín AJ ; Quandt SA
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: This study uses qualitative data to describe the tasks performed by chicken catchers, their organization of work, and possible health and safety hazards encountered. METHODS: Twenty-one Latino immigrant chicken catchers for North Carolina poultry-processing plants were interviewed to obtain their perceptions of the job and its hazards. Interviews were recorded and transcribed (n=10) or detailed notes recorded (n=11). Transcripts and notes were subjected to qualitative analysis. RESULTS: Chicken catching takes place in a highly contaminated and hazardous work environment. The fast pace of work, low level of control over work intensity, and piece rate compensation all result in high potential for work-related injury and illness, including trauma, electrical shock, respiratory effects, musculoskeletal injuries, and drug use. Workers receive little safety or job training. CONCLUSIONS: Chicken catching is characterized by a work environment and organization of work that promote injury and illness. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Animals Food Industry Lung Men Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Immigrant Worker Humans Injuries Organization Of Work Poultry Poultry-industry Poultry-workers Poultry Processing Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Quantitative-analysis Respiration Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Social Justice 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:
  206-215
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042837
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Feb; 56(2):206-215
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Sara A. Quandt, PhD, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem,NC 27157
• Email:
  squandt@wakehealth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• 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-512:0a32bb7b30498b0b61cb81e8807945280757abd7eab659bb843c98381951e2804146b37902011932cf6ae406a7de7cd10f1c9d5316798395c045499ad576db47
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194935/cdc_194935_DS1.pdf
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