Using emergency department surveillance data to assess occupational injury and illness reporting by workers

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• Personal Author:
  Bhandari R ; Marsh, Suzanne M. ; Reichard AA ; Tonozzi TR
• Description:
  Objective: Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) share detailed methodologies from conducting two follow-back studies initiated in 2010 that were designed to assess whether workers reported their injuries and illnesses to their employers and to identify worker incentives and disincentives for reporting work-related injuries to employers. Methodology: Study respondents were sampled from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System occupational supplement (NEISS-Work), an emergency departmentbased surveillance system. Telephone interviews were used to collect information directly from workers. Outcomes: Among persons treated in emergency departments who could be identified as working at the time of injury or illness, most reported their injury or illness to their employer. Our studies did not assess if these reported injuries and illnesses were recorded on the Occupational Safety and Health logs. Discussion: Our approach suggests that emergency department-based surveillance data are limited in their utility to investigate underreporting among workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Survey Methodology Injuries Occupational Illnesses Occupational Injuries Surveillance Surveillance Programs Telephone Interviews Work Environment Worker Health Workers Worker Safety Work Practices

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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
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048319
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Aug; 59(8):600-609
• Contact Point Address:
  Suzanne M. Marsh, MPA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS 1808, Morgantown,WV 26505
• Email:
  smm2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• 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:b326dcafa559c1601b81262344140fc5602440e2eed7fde37dd3ca8f08be06686e78c924089cd431a2bae259145141ef78bf271e1aed66c59518a8b6e6c6c72d
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