Assessing Information Quality of First Reports of Injury Forms

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• Personal Author:
  Lacey S ; Orumwense E
• Description:
  Accuracy of information such as location of injury or accident description on injury/illness records, or incompleteness of these forms have been identified as barriers in injury reporting process and a contributor to underreporting. We evaluated the completeness of First Reports Of injury/ illness (FROI) forms at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), reviewed the current injury reporting process and identified factors that may affect information quality. 110 FROI forms submitted from January to December 2011 to the UIC-Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHSO) were evaluated for level of completeness: presence of supervisor reports, frequency of missing fields and accuracy. Descriptive statistics were generated to analyze data and determine the frequency of missing data fields. UIC policies and procedures on injury reporting were reviewed. Internet searches such as 'UIC injury reports' and 'UIC first reports of injuries' were launched on the Google search engine and on the UIC website. Ninety-four percent of the forms were from the University of Illinois Medical Center (UMC). In addition, 46.4% and 82% had the supervisor reports attached and involved nurses respectively. Approximately 63 % had at least 1 missing field while 45% involved needle stick injuries and slips. Of the 18% FROIs indicating not seeking medical treatment, 39% involved exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Searches through the Google and UIC search engines generated dated versions of the forms and procedures that did not reflect current injury reporting process. The injury reporting process was not well-defined. Variability of information was observed between web searches and current UIC policies. It is possible that there may be an issue of underreporting by other facilities on the University campus. Creation of a streamlined injury reporting process, employee education on updated reporting policies, promotion of early reporting and the restructure of FROIs were recommended. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Epidemiology Hematologic Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Bloodborne Pathogens Injuries Medical Records Medical Treatment Slips Surveillance
• Publisher:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  149-150
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062556
• Citation:
  AIHce 2012: American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, June 16-21, 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana. Falls Church, VA: American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2012 Jun; :149-150
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  AIHce 2012: American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, June 16-21, 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89d888789fac3aa2c857f2417348cc97a4217f49c72da72158f3d84755ed3b87382da41eace1dcd25bdfe06c2e506105a002d28d38606f0bc9a7dcfeb271f228
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225775/cdc_225775_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 159.58 KB ]