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Incidence of COVID-19 and Worker’s Compensation Utilization Among Food Manufacturing in Wisconsin, October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021



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    Background: The food manufacturing industry is a critical economic sector and has been a high-risk industry for COVID-19. This analysis aimed to describe COVID-19 cumulative case incidence rates among Wisconsin food manufacturing workers and their worker's compensation utilization. Methods: This was a descriptive analysis of COVID-19 cases among food manufacturing industry workers in Wisconsin from October 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021. Results: Occupations with the highest cumulative case incidence rate (per 1000 workers) were Packers and Packagers, Hand (275; 95% CI, 252-300), Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (266; 95% CI, 254-277), and Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand (261; 95% CI, 247-276). Two worker's compensation claims were paid to food manufacturing workers. Discussion: Wisconsin food manufacturing workers were disproportionately affected by COVID-19, with a high cumulative case incidence rate exceeding that of the manufacturing industry overall, statewide non-institutionalized working-age adults, and the ambulatory health care industry. There was also a disproportionately low use of worker's compensation benefits in Wisconsin compared to the high COVID-19 disease incidence. Improved worker protections for occupational infectious diseases with high risk of transmission are needed as well as improvements to the worker's compensation system. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1098-1861
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    390-393
  • Volume:
    122
  • Issue:
    5
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20069298
  • Citation:
    WMJ 2023 Dec; 122(5):390-393
  • Contact Point Address:
    Komi K.S. Modji, MD, 1 W Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703
  • Email:
    komi.modji@dhs.wisconsin.gov
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2024
  • Performing Organization:
    Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20150701
  • Source Full Name:
    Wisconsin Medical Journal
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:43a9a3c6eb626dd999c64a86b0fb093dcfb1b91d74f59a266d711bc0737733a7492fdfa8fbb9aff959cc6ba37704f9d712a23f628ef75f6024d7854cb5c152e5
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