Risk of Injury by Job Assignment Among Federal Wildland Firefighters, United States, 2003–2007

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• Personal Author:
  Britton C ; Lynch CF ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Torner J
• Description:
  Background: Wildland fires cost billions of dollars annually and expose thousands of firefighters to a variety of occupational hazards. Little is known about injury patterns among wildland firefighters. Methods: We examined non-fatal firefighter injuries among federal wildland firefighters reported to the US Department of the Interior for the years 2003-2007. The risk of disabling injury by job assignment, controlling for demographic and temporal variables, was assessed with logistic regression. Results: Of the 1301 non-fatal injuries, slips, trips, and falls were the most frequent injury types and sprains/strains were the most common injury. Engine crew workers suffered a third of all injuries. Handcrews and helitak/smokejumper assignments had increased odds of sprains and strains, which were the most common injury overall. Conclusions: While some injuries are equally prevalent by job assignment, others vary. Identifying hazards leading to these injuries will be essential to develop prevention strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Emergency Responders Epidemiology Firefighters Fires Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Wildfires

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Safety Data Processing Fire Fighters Fire Fighting Fire Hazards First Responders Hazard Identification Injuries Injury Prevention Injury Risk Job Analysis Occupational Hazards Occupational Safety Regression Analysis Risk Factors Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Surveillance Wildland Fires

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  77-84
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062179
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2013 Feb; 19(2):77-84
• Contact Point Address:
  Corinne Peek-Asa, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IA
• Email:
  corinne-peek-asa@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3ea391dea55c824662f243b129665917c1a081a8cb5d7486fd299579a2da03b8f1c29d595282fd93392c2374ed7b63e6f868414c1076f10f0ccd748741ecd9b1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225478/cdc_225478_DS1.pdf
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