Work-Related Crushing Injuries in Michigan: First Report (January 2013 – December 2015)

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• Personal Author:
  Kica J ; Pickelman B ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury, Martha ; Kica J ; Pickelman B ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury, Martha
• Description:
  Michigan State University's Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division compiles data on work-related crushing injuries in the state of Michigan. This is the first report on occupational crushing injuries in Michigan; it covers three years, 2013, 2014 and 2015. These are the key findings: Work-related crushing injuries were identified through multiple reporting sources - 1) There were 947 work-related crushing injury incidents that represent 946 individuals in 2013. 2) There were 1,080 work-related crushing injury incidents, including two deaths, which represent 1,078 individuals in 2014. 3) There were 1,110 work-related crushing injury incidents that represent 1,109 individuals in 2015. 4) Over the three years combined, there were 3,137 work-related crushing injury incidents that represented 3,131 individuals; 4 individuals each sustained 2 unique crushing injuries in the same calendar year and 2 individuals had 2 unique crushing injuries in two different calendar years. For 2013 through 2015, the Federal tracking system that relies on employer reporting, estimated only 1,260 work-related crushing injuries in Michigan or 40% of the total of 3,137 crushing injuries we identified in the three years (43.3% of our Michigan multi-source total in 2013, 55.6% of our total for 2014 and 22.5% of our total for 2015). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimated rate was 13 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2013, 19 per 100,000 FTEs in 2014 and 7 per 100,000 FTEs in 2015, which was only 59.1%, 76.0% and 28.0% of the rate of 22, 25 and 25 per 100,000 workers of work-related crushing injuries identified in Michigan's multi-source reporting system. The most common type of medical encounter was an emergency room visit (2,411; 77.9%). Eighty percent of all work-related crushing injuries were among men and 85.2% were among Caucasians. The most common part of the body injured was an upper limb (2,287; 72.9%), followed by a lower limb (663; 21.1%). Primary Metal Manufacturing Industry had the highest number of work-related crushing injuries with 694 (26.7%) cases, followed by Construction with 247 (9.5%) cases, and Wood Product Manufacturing with 206 (7.9%) cases. These three industries combined accounted for almost half (44.1%) of all work-related crushing injuries. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction had the highest rate of crushing injuries with 154.9 per 100,000 workers, followed by the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Industry with a rate of 59.7 per 100,000 workers, and then the Wholesale Trade Industry with a rate of 57.1 per 100,000 workers. "Pinched between objects other than door" and "Struck by falling object" were the two main causes of work-related crushing injuries in the Primary Metal Manufacturing (the industry with the most crushing injuries, 694; 26.7%), with 16.9% and 19.0%, respectively. Workers' Compensation was the expected payer for only 76.0% of the 3,135 crushing injuries that were identified in the hospital/ED records. The MIOSHA program completed inspections at 77 worksites identified by the surveillance system where individuals were injured in 2013 through 2015. MIOSHA issued 212 violations and assessed $276,425 in fines. In 45 of these 77 inspections the employer had not addressed the circumstances causing the crushing injury (e.g., no guard on the machine where the crushing injury occurred) even though the MIOSHA inspection was performed months after the occurrence of the injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Falling Objects Metal Industry Workers Occupational Accidents Surveillance Traumatic Injuries
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)   ; Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)  
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-30
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066789
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2017 May; :1-30
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Work-related crushing injuries in Michigan: first report (January 2013 - December 2015)
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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