Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008

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• Personal Author:
  Cameron W ; Lipscomb HJ ; Schoenfisch A
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: We evaluated work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers and associated costs among a cohort of 24,830 carpenters between 1989 and 2008. METHODS: Injury rates and rate ratios were calculated by using Poisson regression to explore higher risk on the basis of age, sex, time in the union, predominant work, and calendar time. Negative binomial regression was used to model dollars paid per claim after adjustment for inflation and discounting. RESULTS: Hand injuries accounted for 21.1% of reported injuries and 9.5% of paid lost time injuries. Older carpenters had proportionately more amputations, fractures, and multiple injuries, but their rates of these more severe injuries were not higher. Costs exceeded $21 million, a cost burden of $0.11 per hour worked. CONCLUSIONS: Older carpenters' higher proportion of serious injuries in the absence of higher rates likely reflects age-related reporting differences. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Construction Industry Demography Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Demographic-characteristics Hand-injuries Health-care Injuries Mathematical-models Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-hazards Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Work-operations Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043938
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Jul; 55(7):832-838
• Contact Point Address:
  Hester J. Lipscomb, PhD, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3834 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
• Email:
  hester.lipscomb@duke.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20150131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8d73bc834e1b74d6150b86c4a82515ab1b5e64ad6665613928cbfc0443b3957ef14eecd86dcabdac34fde96543e356098808d6b66fd0febf3faa180894c6bfda
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199804/cdc_199804_DS1.pdf
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