Multi-Source Surveillance for Work-Related Crushing Injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Kica J ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  Background: Work-related crushing injuries are serious but preventable. For 2013 through 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) reported 1260 crushing injuries in Michigan. In 2013, Michigan initiated multi-data source surveillance of work-related crushing injuries. Methods: Records from all 134 of Michigan's hospitals/emergency departments (EDs), the Workers Compensation Agency (WCA) and Michigan's Fatality Assessment Control and Evaluation (MIFACE) program were used to identify work-related crushing injuries. Companies, where individuals were hospitalized or had an ED visit for a crushing injury, potentially had an OSHA enforcement inspection conducted. Results: From 2013 through 2015, there were 3137 work-related crushing injury incidents, including two fatalities. The Michigan OSHA program completed inspections at 77 worksites identified by the surveillance system. Conclusion: The Michigan multi-source surveillance system identified two and a half times more crushing injuries than BLS and was useful for initiating case-based enforcement inspections. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Crushing Injuries Emergency Treatment Enforcement Inspections Fatalities Injuries Injury Prevention Medical Records Occupational Accidents Public Health Surveillance Surveillance Programs Work-related Injuries Workers Compensation

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  148-156
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050685
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2018 Feb; 61(2):148-156
• Contact Point Address:
  Joanna Kica, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road, 118 West Fee Road, East Lansing, MI 48824
• Email:
  joanna.kica@hc.msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b706cedf6ff1c5c88a16b6f0feff9ad07747a2ec2366808f7bf129174391bbed2a68fece93fb68bb972c0bae901055d5fa60d47f07abdbf8b8d9aa517111d1de
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228694/cdc_228694_DS1.pdf
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