Occupational Health in Kentucky, 2014: An Annual Report by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center

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• Personal Author:
  Bunn T ; Gao W ; Slavova S
• Description:
  Key findings: Kentucky's 2012 nonfatal work-related injury and illness rate was still 20% above the national rate. The 2012 work-related fatality rate was 4.9 deaths/100,000 workers, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.4/100,000. Kentucky's amputation work-related rate was 7 claims/100,000 workers in 2012, 17% above the 2012 U.S. rate. The 2011 age-adjusted pneumoconiosis mortality rate was 32 deaths/million residents, 357% above the U.S. rate. The 2011 annual incidence rate of reported work-related pesticide poisonings in Kentucky was 3.6/100,000 FTEs, 80% above the national rate. In 2011, Kentucky had 9.3% of its workers employed in high risk industries for occupational morbidity. The corresponding U.S. percentage was 7.2%. The 2012 Kentucky occupational motor vehicle injury rate remains the same as the 2011 rate of 62/100,000 workers. The occupation at highest risk for work-related injuries and illnesses in Kentucky was the drivers/sales workers and truck drivers' occupation in 2011. The occupational fall injury incidence rate slightly increased by 2% from 2012 to 2013. The average amount of workers' compensation benefits per covered worker in Kentucky was $389 in 2011, almost the same as $391 in 2010. There were 71 school bus collisions in 2013. The number of buses involved in motor vehicle collisions increased from 143 in 2012 to 156 in the year 2013. [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:
  Annual 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:
  1-16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053931
• Citation:
  Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2014 Dec; :1-16
• Contact Point Address:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 333 Waller Avenue, Suite 242, Lexington, Kentucky 40504
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health in Kentucky, 2014: 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/216598/cdc_216598_DS1.pdf
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