Traumatic Injury Among Drywall Installers, 1992 to 1995

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• Personal Author:
  Chiou SS ; Keane P ; Pan, Christopher S. ; Chiou SS ; Keane P ; Pan, Christopher S.
• Description:
  This study examined the traumatic-injury characteristics associated with one of the high-risk occupations in the construction industry-drywall installers-through an analysis of the traumatic-injury data obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. An additional objective was to demonstrate a feasible and economic approach to identify risk factors associated with a specific occupation by using an existing database. An analysis of nonfatal traumatic injuries with days away from work among wage-and-salary drywall installers was performed for 1992 through 1995 using the Occupational Injury and Illness Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Results from this study indicate that drywall installers are at a high risk of overexertion and falls to a lower level. More than 40% of the injured drywall installers suffered sprains, strains, and/or tears. The most frequently injured body part was the trunk. More than one-third of the trunk injuries occurred while handling solid building materials, mainly drywall. In addition, the database analysis used in this study is valid in identifying overall risk factors for specific occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction-industry Construction-workers Humans Injuries Manual-lifting Manual-materials-handling Materials-handling Musculoskeletal-system Statistical-analysis Traumatic-injuries
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024751
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2000 Nov; 42(11):1101-1108
• Contact Point Address:
  Division of Safety Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, W.V. 26505, USA
• Email:
  schiou@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24da1f103e1c9ea5cf4a30403753debf23c50e67c1a3e9dc9bb169e9540d638ed6e6755118aadb1637e8423b20636bf92ea31e174b7d1f7b31c21c156bf9c49b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196385/cdc_196385_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.32 MB ]