ATV and UTV Injuries in Montana: Worker’s Compensation Claims Analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Autenrieth D ; Birkenbual L ; Gilkey D ; Healy E ; Marinovich A
• Description:
  This study investigated workers' compensation claims from 2007 through 2019, and distinguished all-terrain vehicle (ATV) claims from utility terrain vehicles (UTVs). The objective was to investigate accident and injury characteristics, patterns, risk factors and costs among both vehicle types. Data were provided by Montana Department of Labor and Industries, Montana Occupational Health & Safety Surveillance. The dataset contained 951 injury claims involving either ATV or UTV. The medical cost of these claims totaled $13,324,881 and wage loss totaled $4,681,404. Using chi-square of 95% significance, there were significant differences, p-value < 0.05, between vehicle types for part of body injured, cause of injury, nature of injury and cost. Findings can inform riders, safety professionals and employers about strategies to reduce loss of control events and resulting injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accidents All-terrain Vehicle Author Keywords: ATV Injuries Motor Vehicles Statistical Analysis Surveillance Utility Terrain Vehicle UTV Work Environment Worker's Compensation Worker Health Workers Worker Safety Workers Compensation

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• ISSN:
  1015-5589
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Montana ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  19-25
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066314
• Citation:
  World Safety J 2022 Jul; 31(3):19-25
• Contact Point Address:
  David Gilkey, Department of Safety, Health and Industrial Hygiene, Montana Technological University, Butte, USA 59701
• Email:
  dgilkey@mtech.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Helena
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  World Safety Journal
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:25d26fc0e06f56b2a7946cbcd75e32a3d3f1a989891e99f31a00a458a6429d7364f634672ebd97238227a90abb8f50021a1e062e447c82ad4d3cbf0815dfb6de
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212785/cdc_212785_DS1.pdf
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