Key Findings from Research: Leading Causes of Disability Among Sheet Metal Workers

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  A substantial number of sheet metal workers retire early due to disability. Researchers analyzed causes of work disability reported in the Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund between 1990 and 2007. Sheet metal workers who received a disability award from the pension fund between 2002 and 2007 (n=1372) were compared to the general working population receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) awards over the same period (n=2,223,357). Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), circulatory disease, and injuries were leading causes of sheet metal worker disability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Metal Workers Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-potential Accident-prevention Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Disabled Workers Injuries Injury-prevention Metal-workers Metalworking MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Safety-practices Safety-research Statistical Analysis Training Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-monitoring

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Contributor:
  West, Gavin H. ; Dawson, Jaime ; Teitelbaum, Claire ; Novello, Rebecca ; Hunting, Katherine ; Welch, Laura S.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048664
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2016 Jul; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Gavin H. West, MPH Research Analyst, CPWR, 8484 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  gwest@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:03d9947493b37e31a167de6aebd971ca8c59aafa555b3b97c28d0e54c4580918899f9248c804e255cda5d6899121766b2cc7fa924045130234a35760a7ad2998
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212966/cdc_212966_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.96 KB ]