Occupational Injury Surveillance Among Law Enforcement Officers Using Workers’ Compensation Data, Illinois 1980 to 2008

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• Personal Author:
  Brandt-Rauf S ; Forst L ; Freels S ; Friedman L ; Holloway-Beth A
• Description:
  Objective: Injuries among law enforcement officers are common, but poorly understood; workers' compensation (WC) data are an underutilized tool for occupational surveillance. Methods: A stratified analysis of WC claims among four categories of law enforcement officers used descriptive techniques, linear and robust regression. Results: Eighteen thousand eight hundred ninety-two officers filed claims from 1980 to 2008. Correctional officers had the highest rates, with leading causes of falls and assaults; motor vehicle crashes were the most common cause of injury among state police. Total monetary compensation was lower for correctional officers, but was explained by lower time lost and lower average weekly wage. Conclusion: The rate and types of injuries varied by subgroups, with correctional officers having the majority of injuries, but lower severity. WC data elucidate causes and outcomes of occupational injuries, which can guide prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Law Enforcement Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Injuries Injury Prevention Law Enforcement Workers Occupational Accidents Surveillance Workers Compensation
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063533
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Jun; 58(6):594-600
• Contact Point Address:
  Linda Forst, MD, MPH, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  Forst-L@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222123/cdc_222123_DS1.pdf
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