Michigan work-related amputations, 2008

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• Personal Author:
  Largo TW ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Michigan's work-related amputation surveillance system quantifies and characterizes occupational amputations and facilitates remediation of workplace hazards. OBJECTIVE: To identify and mitigate the hazards that cause amputations, to facilitate workplace investigations, and, ultimately, to significantly reduce the incidence of serious injury. METHODS: Data were abstracted from medical records of patients treated for work-related amputations at Michigan hospitals in 2008 and linked to workers' compensation claims data. Incidents occurring at specific high-risk industries were referred to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration for potential worksite inspection. RESULTS: A total of 616 Michigan residents sustained a work-related amputation (13.6/100,000 workers). Rates were highest for men, workers aged 20 to 24 years, and those in paper and wood product manufacturing. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted 39 enforcement inspections in response to specific amputations. CONCLUSIONS: The surveillance system identified more than twice the number of work-related amputations as estimated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (N = 250) in 2008 and was the impetus for many worksite inspections that otherwise may not have occurred. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Aging Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Men Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Paper Safety Wood Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Age-groups Disabled-workers Hazards Health-hazards Industrial-hazards Information-retrieval-systems Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-hazards Occupations Paper-manufacturing-industry Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries Woodworking-industry Work-environment Workplace-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  280-285
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043130
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Mar; 55(3):280-285
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas W. Largo, MPH, Bureau of Disease Control, Prevention, and Epidemiology, Michigan Department of Community Health, 201 Townsend, Lansing, MI 48913
• Email:
  LargoT@michigan.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fcb691f6f6c7d0c5ccbf96d229cc659e92589a5c1431dddabe4b1ffd38bd584e79e8b6ef38570867e949e69cccdf329e486a1d418b7868ab7236b9ad4a7ded8c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195134/cdc_195134_DS1.pdf
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