Examining occupational health and safety disparities using national data: a cause for continuing concern

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• Personal Author:
  Baron, Sherry L. ; Marsh, Suzanne M. ; Menendez CC ; Myers, John R. ; Steege, Andrea L.
• Description:
  Background: Occupational status, a core component of socioeconomic status, plays a critical role in the well-being of U.S. workers. Identifying work-related disparities can help target prevention efforts. Methods Bureau of Labor Statistics workplace data were used to characterize high-risk occupations and examine relationships between demographic and work-related variables and fatality. Results: Employment in high-injury/illness occupations was independently associated with being male, Black,
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Forestry Hunting Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Men Mining Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Health Disparities CFOI CPS Demographic-characteristics Ethnicity Fatality Fishing-industry Humans Industry Injuries Injury Materials-handling Materials-transport Mining-industry Nativity Occupation Race Sociological-factors SOII Surveillance-programs Transportation-industry Traumatic-injuries Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043643
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 May; 57(5):527-538
• Contact Point Address:
  Andrea L. Steege, PhD, MPH, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC/NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R18, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  asteege@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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