Work-Related Crushing Injuries in Michigan: Second Report (January 2016 – December 2018)

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• Personal Author:
  Kica, Joanna ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• 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 second report on occupational crushing injuries in Michigan; it covers three years, 2016, 2017 and 2018. These are the key findings: Work-related crushing injuries were identified through multiple reporting sources 1) In 2016, there were 1,066 work-related crushing injuries, including four deaths in1,066 individuals. 2) In 2017, there were 1,079 work-related crushing injuries, including seven deaths in 1,076 individuals. 3) In 2018, there were 1,274 work-related crushing injuries, including five deaths, in 1,272 individuals. 4) Over the three years combined, there were 3,419 work-related crushing injuries in 3,414 individuals; 2 individuals each sustained 2 unique crushing injuries in the same calendar year and 3 individuals had 2 unique crushing injuries in two different calendar years. For 2016 through 2018, the Federal tracking system that relies on employer reporting, estimated only 1,030 work-related crushing injuries in Michigan or 30.1% of the total of 3,419 crushing injuries we identified in the three years (48.8% of our Michigan multi-source total in 2016, 20.4% of our total for 2017 and 22.8% of our total for 2018). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' estimated rate was 16 per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2016, 6 per 100,000 FTEs in 2017 and 9 per 100,000 FTEs in 2018, which was only 69.6%, 26.1% and 33.3% of the rate of 23, 23 and 27 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 (2,556; 75.0%). Eighty percent of all work-related crushing injuries were among men and 81.6% were among Caucasians. The most common part of the body injured was an upper limb (2,387; 69.8%) followed by a lower limb (758; 22.2%). Two NORA Sector Groups - Manufacturing and Services (except Public Safety) accounted for over a half (57.2%) of all work-related crushing injuries. Mining (except Oil and Gas Extraction) Sector Group had the highest rate of crushing injuries with 147.4/100,000 workers, followed by Oil and Gas Extraction Sector Group with 123.5/100,000 workers. "Pinched between" and "Struck by falling object" were the two main causes of work-related crushing injuries with 37.0% and 21.4%, respectively. Workers' Compensation was the expected payer for only 71.1% of the 3,071 crushing injuries that were identified in the hospital/ED records and for which the payer type was specified. For 2016 through 2018, the Michigan OSHA program completed inspections at 50 worksites identified by the surveillance system as having had a crushing injury. MIOSHA issued 97 violations and assessed $287,250 in fines. In 42 of these 50 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:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Falling Objects Manufacturing Occupational Accidents Surveillance Traumatic Injuries
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• 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:
  31 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066793
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2020 Jun; :1-28
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• 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/229153/cdc_229153_DS1.pdf
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