Occupational burns treated in emergency departments

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• Personal Author:
  Jackson, Larry L. ; Konda S ; Reichard AA
• Description:
  Background: Despite reported declines, occupational burn injuries remain a workplace safety concern. More severe burns may result in costly medical treatment and long-term physical and psychological consequences. Methods: We used the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-Occupational Supplement to produce national estimates of burns treated in emergency departments (EDs). We analyzed data trends from 1999 to 2008 and provided detailed descriptions of 2008 data. Results: From 1999 to 2008 there were 1,132,000 (95% CI: +192,300) nonfatal occupational burns treated in EDs. Burn numbers and rates declined approximately 40% over the 10 years. In 2008, men and younger workers 15-24 years old had the highest rates. Scalds and thermal burns accounted for more than 60% of burns. Accommodation and food service, manufacturing, and construction industries had the largest number of burns. Conclusions: Despite declining burn rates, emphasis is needed on reducing burn hazards to young food service workers and using job specific hazard analyses to prevent burns. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Burns Construction Industry Emergency Responders Food Handling Food Industry Men Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Burns Construction-industry Construction-workers Construction Injuries Emergency-treatment Exposure-levels Food-services Food Service Injuries Hazards Humans Injuries Nonfatal Occupational Injuries Physical-reactions Physiological-effects Physiology Psychological-effects Psychology Risk-factors Surveillance Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• 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:
  290-298
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045743
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Mar; 58(3):290-298
• Contact Point Address:
  Audrey A. Reichard, MPH, OTR, Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road MS 1808, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  AReichard@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5038870ebe049e93cf80c59a9ecd7e155cee6fc9d086daa9685a08919292c2abc88ce4473490452a5f3655549b3df3aebd00cd9e0e21a77a90ab19791ba807f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201042/cdc_201042_DS1.pdf
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