Kentucky Occupational Safety & Health Surveillance (KOSHS) Program Report 2007

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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 (6,200/100,000 full-time equivalents (FTEs)) was 35% above the national rate (4,600/100,000 FTEs) in 2005. The highest injury incidence rate was in the nursing and residential care facilities industry. Kentucky's fatal work-related injury rate (7 deaths/100,000 workers) was 75% above the national fatality rate of 4/100,000 with the highest rates in the mining and agriculture/forestry/fishing/hunting industries. The primary external cause of death was motor vehicle collisions. Kentucky's work-related amputation rate was 22% higher than the national rate in the year 2003 (latest data available for national statistics). According to Workers' Claims data, the highest number of amputations was reported in the manufacturing industry (n=424 for period 2000-2005). In 2004, Kentucky had the 11th highest musculoskeletal disease (MSD) case rate in the nation involving days away from work. Kentucky's MSD incidence rate was 41% above the national incidence rate. The highest number of cases was in the transportation and warehousing industry and in the transportation and materials moving occupation. Kentucky's pneumoconiosis hospitalization rate per million residents was 7-fold higher than the US rate in the year 2003. The acute work-related pesticide-associated injury and illness rate for Kentucky was 56% higher than the US rate in the year 2003. Occupational pesticide exposures were due primarily to disinfectant industrial cleaners. Driver distraction/inattention was the primary contributing human factor for occupational motor vehicle collisions. The most common cause of injury in occupational motor vehicle collision Workers' Claims first reports of injury and claims was a collision or sideswipe with another vehicle. Workers' compensation claims were most frequently filed in the truck driver and sales worker occupations. The median workers' claim award for occupational motor vehicle collisions was $10,785. The Kentucky adult blood lead level (>25ug/dL) prevalence rate was 11.4 cases per 100,000 employed persons, 58% above the average state rate of 7.2ug/dL in 2005. Major lead exposures occurred in the battery manufacturing industry. The Kentucky industries at greatest risk for occupational injury were nursing 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. The construction industry had the highest mortality risk. 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]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Insecticides Morbidity Mortality Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Neoplasms Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Risk Assessment Safety

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• Keywords:
  Fatalities Injuries Injury Prevention Mesothelioma Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Motor Vehicles MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Occupational Accidents Occupational Health Programs Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Risk Management Surveillance Programs

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• 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:
  1-38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053939
• Citation:
  Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2007 Feb; :1-38
• 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:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Kentucky Occupational Safety & Health Surveillance (KOSHS) program report 2007
• 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/216606/cdc_216606_DS1.pdf
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