Work-Related Injuries to Animal Care Workers, Washington 2007–2011

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• Personal Author:
  Adams D ; Bonauto, David ; Fowler H ; Rabinowitz P
• Description:
  Background: For workers engaged in animal care, workplace hazards are common and may outnumber those experienced by human healthcare workers. Methods: We used accepted Washington State workers' compensation claims for the period from January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011 to compare injury rates and types of injuries across animal care occupations. Results: Work-related injuries frequently affect veterinary support staff and those working in pet stores, shelters, grooming facilities and kennels. Animal-related injuries were the most commonly reported injury type experienced by all groups, though the animal source of injury appears to differ by work setting. Conclusions: Workplace related injuries among animal care workers are common and most often caused by physical insults resulting from worker-animal interaction. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Veterinarians
• Keywords:
  Animal-related Injury Animal Bite Animal Handlers Author Keywords: Veterinary Cats Dogs Grooming Kennels Pet Stores Shelters Veterinary Medical/Animal Care Workers Veterinary Medicine Workers Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  234-244
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053400
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Mar; 59(3):236-244
• Contact Point Address:
  Heather Fowler, VMD, MPH, PhD Student, Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, University of Washington School of Public Health, Center for One Health Research (COHR), 1959 NE Pacific Street, F551, Seattle, WA 98195 Box 357234
• Email:
  hfowler@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• 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
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:34ed2eecc53cc9eac3afec93465c8d2c85a6f403f2c3201b2fc9f9be0461638122f1a9a1cfa4f8f46e0c9cd7c3fa2ca1a56a87ed25833221519c0694e8d20a7b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216161/cdc_216161_DS1.pdf
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