Occupational Injury Among Janitors: Injury Incidence, Severity, and Associated Risk Factors

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• Personal Author:
  Arauz RF ; Church, Timothy R. ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; Green DR ; Kim H ; McGovern, Patricia M. ; Ryan, Andrew D. ; Schwartz A
• Description:
  Objective: Determine injury incidence and severity and potential associated risk factors for injury, among janitors. Methods: Questionnaires were disseminated to 1200 full-time janitors in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 26 union; 390 responded and provided information on their injury experiences and exposures, based on personal characteristics and work-related activities. Multivariable analyses, including bias adjustment, were implemented using directed acyclic graphs to determine potential risk. Results: Among the janitors, 34% reported experiencing at least one injury; 16% of cases resulted in hospital admittance. Significantly increased risks were identified for age, ethnicity, shift start time, and physician-diagnosed depression. Conclusions: Knowledge of specific risk and protective factors is valuable, and can serve as a basis for further in-depth studies and inform the development of targeted intervention strategies aimed to reduce occurrence of these injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Epidemiology Custodians Injuries Janitors Occupational Injuries Public Health Questionnaires Risk Factors
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  153-161
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057514
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2019 Feb; 61(2):153-161
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan G. Gerberich, PhD, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1156 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC - 807, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  gerbe001@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:59b6544888f8ff8f297e98d23121cbc816606ab842866cf82d2aaf0e0ba4484d1cff6556c0b06007ba7b444784643bc55b71e653b4e119d7ab866eb7b6706714
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214851/cdc_214851_DS1.pdf
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