Construction workers' reasons for not reporting work-related injuries: an exploratory study

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• Personal Author:
  Chen PY ; Cigularov KP ; Moore JT ; Rosecrance JC ; Sampson JM
• Description:
  Although under-reporting of work-related injuries by workers is recognized as a significant problem in construction and other industries, little is known about the specific reasons for such occurrences. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used in this study to (a) identify reasons why construction workers may choose not to report work-related injuries, and (b) to investigate the frequency of the identified reasons. Twenty-seven percent of a sample of construction workers (N = 135) indicated that they had failed to report a work-related injury. The most frequent reasons given were related to perceptions of injuries as "small" and "part of the job" as well as fear of negative consequences, which may follow injury reporting. These findings are discussed in terms of practical implications. Strategies to overcome these reasons are suggested to decrease the under-reporting of injuries in the construction industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Construction Industry Ergonomics Mental Health Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Attitude Author Keywords: Occupational Safety Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Data-processing Injuries Injury Under-reporting Occupational-psychology Psychological-factors Qualitative-analysis Quantitative-analysis Safety-education Sociological-factors Work-practices Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  97-105
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044650
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2013 Mar; 19(1):97-105
• Contact Point Address:
  Jeffery Taylor Moore, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246, USA
• Email:
  jeffery.taylor.moore@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a968fd189b7a29ab27a83d88e61eb0501a79a7569051f9b9725ebc4773d76feae14a8b2475dc0ad86b8eb6bbf4d3f7355da58c773e8938898c518cef61ce6d7b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200308/cdc_200308_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 176.33 KB ]