Occupational Injury and Work Organization Among Immigrant Latino Residential Construction Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Donadio K ; Evia C ; Grzywacz JG ; Lang W ; Marin A ; Mills T ; Quandt SA ; Summers P
• Description:
  This study sought to determine the potential health threat of work organization to immigrant Latino workers in selected trades in the residential construction industry using longitudinal data from a community-based sample (N=107). 28 participants reported one or more work-related injuries during the 3 month observation period, resulting in an injury incidence rate of 52.8 per 100 FTE. Two injuries involved two or more days away from work, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.8 injuries involving days away from work per 100 FTE. Injuries were elevated among roofers relative to framers and general construction workers. In terms of work organization, variety and control were lowest among roofers and highest among general construction workers, and roofers reported the greatest exposure to occupational hazards. Roofers also reported the lowest levels of supervisory influence over aspects of employment (both negative and positive), and their perceived safety climate was the poorest. Collectively the results suggest that work organization may contribute to elevated rates of nonfatal occupational injury among immigrant Latino residential construction workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Emigration And Immigration Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Industry Construction Workers Immigrant Workers Injuries Roofers Roofing Safety Climate Work Environment Work Organization
• Publisher:
  International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061952
• Citation:
  Proceedings of CIB W099 Conference: Prevention - Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities, August 24-26, 2011, Washington, D.C. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, 2011 Aug; :1-15
• Contact Point Address:
  Joseph G. Grzywacz, Ph.D., Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084
• Email:
  grzywacz@wakehealth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of CIB W099 Conference: Prevention - Means to the End of Construction Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities, August 24-26, 2011, Washington, D.C.
• End Date:
  20150131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a259b77c630ab94b77cfdb06d31b99fd84f41b84643eee32737368e505a2370f715ea35f79d636f1152e14638cbfdd054e1a695f225ad7bd5072bcf47c1fff9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225288/cdc_225288_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 145.21 KB ]