Multiple conditions increase preventable crash risks among truck drivers in a cohort study

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• Personal Author:
  Hanowski RJ ; Hegmann KT ; Hu N ; Kales SN ; Moffitt G ; Porter RJ ; Thiese MS
• Description:
  Objective: This study aims to quantify the crash risk for truck drivers with multiple comorbid medical conditions, after adjusting for confounders. Methods: This retrospective cohort of 38,184 drivers evaluated concomitant medical conditions and subsequent crash data between January 1, 2005, and October 31, 2012. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated for any cause and preventable crashes of varying severity. Results: Drivers with three or more medical conditions had a significantly increased risk of preventable Department of Transportation (DOT) reportable crashes (HR=2.53, 95% CI=1.65 to 3.88) and preventable crashes with injuries (HR=2.23, 95% CI=1.09 to 5.31) after adjustment for covariates. Similarly, adjusted HRs were 2.55 (95% CI=1.37 to 4.73) for any cause DOT-reportable crashes and 3.21 (95% CI=1.18 to 8.75) for any cause crashes with injuries. Conclusions: Having three concomitant medical conditions may be a statistically significant risk factor for preventable and any cause DOT-reportable crashes and crashes with injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Metals Minerals Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accidents Cohort Studies Exposure Levels Fatalities Hazards Health Effects Health Hazards Injuries Medical Care Motor Vehicles Risk Factors Traumatic Injuries Truck Drivers Trucking

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  205-211
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049244
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2017 Feb; 59(2):205-211
• Contact Point Address:
  Matthew S. Thiese, PhD, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environment Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, 391 ChipetaWay, Suite C, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
• Email:
  matt.thiese@hsc.utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c16efd3c9cf4bfc78292f34af149e1a1ff0da090b32ee75c95397479ac1c3c547712eb055a5c7919bc4475ede2982f6f57fe2c99c39ba8acc443da7ae7187f28
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203756/cdc_203756_DS1.pdf
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