Occupational Health in Kentucky, 2015: An Annual Report by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center

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• Personal Author:
  Bunn T ; Slavova S
• Description:
  Key findings: Kentucky's 2014 non-fatal work-related injury and illness rate was 3,700/100,000 full-time equivalents, still 16% above the national rate. The 2014 work-related fatality rate was 4.6 deaths/100,000 workers, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.4/100,000. Kentucky's work-related amputation rate was 8 claims/100,000 workers in 2014, 60% above the 2014 U.S. rate. The 2014 age-adjusted pneumoconiosis mortality rate was 31 deaths/million residents, 417% above the U.S. rate. The 2012 annual incidence rate of reported work-related pesticide poisonings in Kentucky was 2.5/100,000 FTEs, 32% above the national rate. The 2012 percentage of Kentucky workers employed in high risk industries for occupational morbidity was 9.3%, same as in 2011. The corresponding U.S. percentage was 7.2%. The 2012 Kentucky occupational motor vehicle injury rate was 68/100,000 workers, a 10% increase from 2011. The occupational fall injury incidence rate increased by 11% from 2012 to 2013. The average amount of workers' compensation benefits per covered worker in Kentucky increased by 5% from $384 in 2012 to $402 in 2013. There were 3,884 truck tractor and semitrailer collisions in 2014, a 16% increase from 2013, and the highest number in Kentucky since 2010. There were 82 school bus collisions in 2014, a 15% increase from 2013. The number of buses involved in motor vehicle collisions increased by 10% from 156 in 2013 to 171 in the year 2014. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Insecticides Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Drivers Injuries Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Motor Vehicles Occupational Accidents Occupational Health Programs Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Surveillance Programs
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053930
• Citation:
  Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2016 Jan; :1-17
• Contact Point Address:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 333 Waller Avenue, Suite 242, Lexington, Kentucky 40504
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health in Kentucky, 2015: an annual report by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216597/cdc_216597_DS1.pdf
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