Nonfatal Occupational Injuries Among African-American Women by Industrial Group

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• Personal Author:
  Chen GX ; Hendricks, Kitty J.
• Description:
  This study examined characteristics of nonfatal work-related injuries treated in emergency departments (EDs) among African American women by industry in the U.S. in 1996. Injury data were from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). Employment data were from the Current Population Survey (CPS). In 1996, African American women, age 16 or older, were treated in EDs for an estimated 158,335 nonfatal work-related injuries (2.6/100 full-time equivalents, FTEs). Of these injuries, 39% occurred in healthcare, 14% in retail trade, and 12% in manufacturing. Healthcare experienced the highest injury rate of 5.1/100 FTEs, followed by a rate of 2.6/100 FTEs in retail trade. This study is the first report on work-related injuries treated in EDs among African American women by industry on a national level. Injury patterns varied by industry in terms of source, event, diagnoses, and body part. For example, in healthcare the leading source involved interactions with patients and the leading event was physical exertion; whereas in retail trade the leading source was structures and surfaces, and the leading event was contact with objects. These findings demonstrate that nonfatal work-related injuries are often concentrated in certain high-risk industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, and retail trade. To improve occupational safety and health for African American women, future research activities and prevention strategies should address the high-risk industries identified in this analysis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Demography Health Personnel Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Author Keywords: African American Women Demographic-characteristics Emergency Departments Health-care-personnel Injuries Occupational-health Occupational-safety-programs Occupational Injuries Occupational Safety Racial-factors Retail-workers Safety-research Sex-factors Surveillance

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  75-84
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021702
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2001 Mar; 32(1):75-84
• Contact Point Address:
  Guang-Xiang Chen, NIOSH/DSR, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  gdc0@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c2fe61f207588c2f8281b1da5dd5f008e5977f5433af4bcda66a49b94c7b071f84ac80d3ada72ddf6ade8b82d0d69c2e2f6bff5cc9e362adc7b1fad7882d1e3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198818/cdc_198818_DS1.pdf
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