Work-Related Burns in Michigan: Second Annual Report (January 2010 – December 2010)

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• Personal Author:
  Kica J ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury, Martha ; Yoder M
• Description:
  Michigan State University's Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division compiles data on work-related burns in the state of Michigan. This report is the second annual report on occupational burns in Michigan. The key findings are as follows: In 2010, the number of work-related burns in Michigan based on multiple reporting sources was 1,908 which is 2.58 times greater than the official estimate of 740, which is based on a survey of employers by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Hospital/emergency department reports identified 1,625 work-related burns, the Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency identified 325, the Michigan Poison Control Center identified 138, and the Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program identified five deaths from work-related burns. Among the 2,093 reports received from the four reporting sources, 181 were reported by more than one source; thus the total number of work-related burns identified in 2010 was 1,908. Because eight individuals had two separate burn incidents, 1,900 individuals were burned at work in 2010. The most common type of medical encounter was an emergency department visit (75.7%). Sixty-four percent of all burns were in male workers and 81.7% in Caucasians. The most common part of the body burnt were wrists and hands (33.7%) and upper limbs (18.3%). Second degree (70.2%) and thermal (67.4%) burns were the most common types of work-related burn. Forty-seven percent of work-related burns occurred to workers in either the Accommodation and Food Services or Healthcare and Social Assistance industries. Workers' Compensation was the expected payer in 63.0% of the 1,625 cases for which there was a medical record. Payer source could not be determined for 13.8% of medical records reviewed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Burns Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Accident Rates Gender Factors Monitoring Systems Occupational Health Programs Racial Factors Surveillance Programs Traumatic Injuries Upper Extremities Workers Compensation
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• 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:
  1-24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054269
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2014 Jun; :1-24
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related burns in Michigan: second annual report (January 2010 - December 2010)
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:11e58d8bef201dac59c41d6a189d1fa47a9e87b3d47a24bffc0bf2537b460a2fa0422cad8fa6b4bd3e3fb53e747f6cacb611c1efa70f2a21053ad316761fab6a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228903/cdc_228903_DS1.pdf
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