Work-Related Burns in Michigan: First Annual Report (January 2009 – December 2009)

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• Personal Author:
  Kalinowski D ; Kica J ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury, Martha
• 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 first annual report on occupational burns in Michigan. The key findings are as follows: In 2009, the number of work-related burns in Michigan based on the multiple reporting sources was 1,461 which is 3.25 times greater than the official estimate of 450, which is based on reports from employers to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospital/emergency department reports identified 1,248 work-related burns, Michigan Workers' Compensation Agency identified 306, Michigan Poison Control Center identified 106, and the Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program identified two deaths from work-related burns. Among the 1,662 reports received from the four reporting sources, 201 were reported by more than one source; thus the total number of work-related burns identified in 2009 was 1,461. Because eight individuals had two separate burn incidents, 1,453 individuals were burned at work in 2009. The most common type of medical encounter was an emergency department visit (75.6%). Sixty-one percent of all burns were in male workers and 85.3% in Caucasians. The most common part of the body burnt were wrists and hands (34.2%) and upper limbs (20.6%). Second degree (65.4%) and thermal (65.7%) burns were the most common types of work-related burn. Fifty percent of work-related burns occurred to workers in either the Accommodation and Food Services or Healthcare and Social Assistance industries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Burns Food Handling Food Industry Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Rates Food Services Surveillance Traumatic Injuries Upper Extremities
• 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:
  1-22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054270
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2014 Jun; :1-22
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related burns in Michigan: first annual report (January 2009 - December 2009)
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228904/cdc_228904_DS1.pdf
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