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Kentucky Occupational Safety & Health Surveillance (KOSHS) Program Report 2008



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  • Corporate Authors:
    University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
  • Description:
    Kentucky's nonfatal work-related injury and illness rate has decreased by 64% since 1997 but is still 20% above the national rate. The highest injury incidence rate was in hospitals. Kentucky's fatal work-related injury rate (7.6 deaths/100,000 workers) has remained fairly steady since the year 2000, and was 85% higher than the national occupational fatality rate in the year 2006. The primary cause of death was due to motor vehicle collisions. Kentucky's work-related amputation rate decreased in the year 2006 to 4.7 cases/ 100,000 workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics). According to the Kentucky Office of Workers' Claims, the highest number of amputations was in help supply services for the year 2005. From 2004- 2005, Kentucky's MSD incidence rate increased and was 61% above the national incidence rate. The highest number of cases was in the manufacturing industry and in the production occupation. Kentucky's pneumoconiosis mortality rate was 2-fold higher than the US rate in the year 2004. The acute work-related pesticide-associated injury and illness rate for Kentucky increased in the year 2006 and was 33% higher than the US rate in the year 2005. Occupational pesticide exposures were due primarily to disinfectant industrial cleaners. Kentucky's malignant mesothelioma incidence rate was below the national age-standardized incidence rate in the year 2004. The Kentucky occupational motor vehicle fatality rate decreased, although the nonfatal injury rate increased by 15% in the year 2006. The most common cause of injury in occupational motor vehicle collisions (Workers' Claims first reports of injury and claims) was a collision or sideswipe with another vehicle. Workers' compensation claims were most frequently filed for the services industry. The Kentucky adult blood lead level (>25ug/dL) prevalence rate was 13.7 cases per 100,000 employed persons in 2006, a 20% increase from the year 2005. The Kentucky industries at greatest risk for occupational injury were nursing and residential care facilities, scheduled air transportation, and motor vehicle manufacturing. The occupations at highest risk for occupational injuries and illnesses in Kentucky for 2005 were driver/sales workers and truck drivers. Occupational falls occurred primarily in eating places and in elementary and secondary schools. Laborers (except construction) and truck drivers were the occupations recorded most frequently in worker claims and first reports of injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Report
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-29
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20053938
  • Citation:
    Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2008 Mar; :1-29
  • Contact Point Address:
    Terry Bunn, PhD, Kentucky Occupational Injury and Illness Surveillance Programs, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 333 Waller Avenue, Suite 206, Lexington, KY 40504-2915
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2008
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Kentucky
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Kentucky Occupational Safety & Health Surveillance (KOSHS) program report 2008
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:34756ce59b7f0599d2a75fdfe2078adb4412481fc73e0c4827a156b8fa1e45d8246cb505c528a28bde7ef813ec293abd829c828dec5d00010762447b76306dd3
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