Characteristics of Occupational Injuries Among US Workers with and Without Disabilities

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• Personal Author:
  Xiang H
• Description:
  This presentation addresses two important research questions: Research Q1 - Do workers with disability have a significantly higher risk of injuries (non-occupational and occupational) than workers without disability? Research Q2 - What are the characteristics (e.g. leading causes of injuries and where do these injuries often occur) of occupational injuries in U.S. workers with disability? [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Epidemiology Morbidity Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Disabled Workers Injuries Morbidity Rates Occupational Health Disparities Risk Factors Slips, Trips, And Falls STF
• Publisher:
  The Safe States Alliance
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054005
• Citation:
  Safe Today Safer Tomorrow: The 2013 National Meeting of the Safe States Alliance & SAVIR, June 5-7, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland. Atlanta, GA: The Safe States Alliance, 2013 Jun; :1-28
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Research Institute Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  Safe Today Safer Tomorrow: The 2013 National Meeting of the Safe States Alliance & SAVIR, June 5-7, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d07903ea30834140217773ffeb6176e83747cdfecaf16d3581b201d626a716f7aaf61c6fd946896825ba2635e1e71d274b7ec39ac280b9d3f37f343601a4dc19
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216656/cdc_216656_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.03 MB ]