Work-Related Skull Fractures in Michigan: First Report (January 2010 – December 2011)

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• Personal Author:
  Kica J ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury, Martha ; Yoder M
• Description:
  Michigan State University's Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division compiles data on work-related skull fractures in the state of Michigan. This is the first report on occupational skull fractures in Michigan; it covers the years 2010 and 2011. These are the key findings: Work-related skull fractures were identified through multiple reporting sources, and were often reported by more than one source: There were 114 work-related skull fractures including eight deaths in 2010. There were 120 work-related skull fractures including two deaths in 2011. The most common type of medical encounter was hospitalization (47.4% in 2010 and 41.7% in 2011). In both 2010 and 2011, 83.0% of all work-related skull fractures were among men. In 2010 84.5% of all work-related skull fractures were among Caucasians; in 2011 88.7% were among Caucasians. The base of the skull was the most common location of the fracture (62.3% in 2010 and 55.0% in 2011). The most common type of work-related skull fracture was a depressed (broken bone pushed inward) skull fracture (64.0% in 2010 and 54.2% in 2011). Forty-six percent of individuals in 2010 and 61.1% in 2011 lost consciousness due to the head injury. Three industries - Construction, Primary Metal Manufacturing and Public Administration accounted for a third of all work-related skull fractures in both years of surveillance, 33.0% and 36.8%, respectively. A fall was the predominant cause of injury in the Construction industry (64.3% in 2010 and 50.0% in 2011), followed by struck by injuries in the Primary Metal Manufacturing industry (46.2% in 2010 and 50.0% in 2011). Workers' Compensation was the expected payer in 57.1% of the 91 cases in 2010 and 57.1% of the 98 cases in 2011 that were identified in the hospital/ED records. There were at least another 19 nasal fractures in 2010 and 22 in 2011 that were not included in the data analysis in this report. Inclusion of these nasal fractures raises the total number of skull fractures in Michigan to 133 in 2010 and 142 in 2011. This compares to 100 and 90 skull fractures in Michigan reported from the employer based system administered by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Rates Falls Head Injuries Skeletal Defects Surveillance Traumatic Injuries
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-30
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054272
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2013 Oct; :1-30
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related skull fractures in Michigan: first report (January 2010 - December 2011)
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:37d1ea3ed915bdedc847706fe34bee1505d3d876bc2d9f093f8c762b4fd64baf8eabcaf8dce8628164d78a88aeb91fd818b91ce8143ea20e67a785ff8959876b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216868/cdc_216868_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 3.00 MB ]