Characteristics of Agricultural and Occupational Injuries by Workers’ Compensation and Other Payer Sources

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• Personal Author:
  Missikpode C ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Wright B
• Description:
  Background: Workers' compensation claims data are routinely used to identify and describe work-related injury for public health surveillance and research, yet the proportion of work-related injuries covered by workers' compensation, especially in the agricultural industry, is unknown. Methods: Using data from the Iowa Trauma Registry, we determined the sensitivity and specificity of the use of workers' compensation as a payer source to ascertain work-related injuries requiring acute care comparing agriculture with other rural industries. Results: The sensitivity of workers' compensation as a payer source to identify work-related agricultural injuries was 18.5%, suggesting that the large majority of occupational agricultural injuries would not be accurately identified through workers' compensation records. For rural nonagricultural, rural occupational injuries, the sensitivity was higher (64.2%). Work-related agricultural injuries were most frequently covered by private insurance (39.6%) and public insurance (21.4%), while rural nonagricultural injuries were most frequently covered by workers' compensation (65.2%). Conclusions: Workers' compensation claims data will not include the majority of work-related agricultural injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Delivery Of Health Care Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Agricultural Industry Injuries Medical Care Sensitivity Specificity Surveillance Work-related Injuries Workers' Compensation Workers Compensation
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056949
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2019 Nov; 62(11):969-977
• Contact Point Address:
  Corinne Peek-Asa, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Health, Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health, Director, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 North Riverside Dr, 100 CPHB, S143, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  corinne-peek-asa@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214437/cdc_214437_DS1.pdf
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