Injuries in the trucking industry: work related injuries in Washington state's trucking industry, by industry sector and occupation

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• Personal Author:
  Smith CK ; Williams J
• Description:
  Truck drivers have some of the highest work-related injury and illness rates and costs of any industry in the United States. Until recently, little attention has been given to injuries other than those caused during vehicle collisions. Truck drivers are at risk for injury during job duties such as loading/unloading freight, decoupling trailers, strapping down loads, and while entering and exiting the cab or trailer. This descriptive study reviews all accepted, compensable (time-loss) workers' compensation claims from 2005 to 2010 in Washington State's trucking industry. Data are presented by occupation and industry sector. Counts, rates, median and quartile data are presented. The purpose of this study is to report on recent trucking injuries in Washington State and to understand the magnitude of specific injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Author Keywords: Trucking Industry Couriers And Messengers Service General Freight Truck Transportation Injuries Injury-prevention Motor-vehicles Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational Injuries Specialized Freight Truck Transportation Transportation-industry Transportation-workers Truck-drivers Trucking Trucking Economy Waste Management And Remediation Services Workers' Compensation

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• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049520
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 75-07-2014, 2014 May; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Caroline K Smith, MPH, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA
• Email:
  Caroline.Smith@Lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Injuries in the trucking industry: work related injuries in Washington state's trucking industry, by industry sector and occupation
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:32526c508d916a76519c1848443b2a87c72d4144917a5bf8ddc50292832ac55d2cc44737c6d4c7f8fd60a51c3ec9e7c20cb1cd0650eaf67f5abaf2f343f47a93
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203955/cdc_203955_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 108.21 KB ]