Work-Related Burns: Michigan 2014-2016

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Michigan State University (MSU) and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) operate a surveillance system for monitoring work-related burns in Michigan. This report describes these injuries for the years 2014 through 2016. Key results include: Work-related burns were identified through medical records submitted by hospitals, poison control center reports, Workers' Compensation claims, and the Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE) program. There were 5,069 work-related burns including two deaths among Michigan residents. There were 19 individuals who had two or more separate burn incidents. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (BLS SOII) estimated only 2,070 work-related burns occurred from 2014 through 2016. This estimate was 59.1 percent lower than the Michigan-based surveillance system. Almost two out of three burns (64.1 percent) were among male workers and the rate of work-related burns among males was 60 percent higher compared to females. The most common areas of the body affected were wrists and hands (36.4 percent of cases in 2014 and 34.7 percent of all burn injuries in 2015-2016). Roughly half of cases (51.0 percent) were diagnosed with a second-degree burn, with 22.4 percent experiencing a first-degree burn, 4.4 percent experiencing a third-degree burn, and 22.3 percent of cases with no specified degree of burn. Most (65.8 percent) burns were caused by a thermal exposure. Slightly more than one in five burns (21.0 percent) were caused by a chemical exposure. The remaining 13.1 percent of burns were caused by electrical, radiation, other, or multiple exposures. The accommodation and food services industry accounted for the highest percentage (27.6 percent) of burns, however the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry had the highest rate of work-related burns (251.9 burns per 100,000 workers). Workers' Compensation was the expected payer for medical care among 2,674 cases (56.6 percent of cases identified from medical records). The payer was unknown for 18.4 percent of cases identified by medical records. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) program completed inspections at 61 worksites identified by the surveillance system. MIOSHA issued 121 violations and assessed $219,880 in fines related to occupational burns from 2014 through 2016. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Burns
  • Food Handling
  • Food Industry
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Surveillance
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Burns
  • Upper extremities
  • Accident rates
  • Food services
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  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:
  1-25
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066786
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2020 May; :1-25
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related burns: Michigan 2014-2016
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229149/cdc_229149_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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