Sharps Injury Rates Reported Among US Workers: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-Occupational Supplement 2006 to 2020

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• Personal Author:
  Casey, Megan L. ; Hendricks, Kitty J. J. ; Kennedy, Erika J.
• Description:
  Objective: To examine sharps injury (SI) rates among US workers treated in hospital emergency departments. Methods: A national probability-based sample of approximately 67 US hospital emergency departments from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-Occupational Supplement was used to examine annual national estimates of SI rates (number of injuries/10,000 full-time equivalents) for US workers from 2006 to 2020. Results: Among the general US worker population, the 25- to 34-year age group experienced the highest annual SI rate. Health care industry workers experienced SI rates up to 16 times the rate of all US workers. Conclusion: Younger age (≤34 years) is associated with increased SI risk. Tailored prevention efforts should be developed to address the specific needs of these workers, especially among health care workers. Continual occupational surveillance will maximize the health and safety of US workers. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Aging
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Health Personnel
  • Needlestick Injuries
  • Occupational Health
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Safety
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Sharps
  • Medical facilities
  • Age groups
  • Health care workers
  • Preventive measures
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Surveillance
  • Worker safety
  • Needlestick injuries
  More +
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066966
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2023 Jun; 65(6):495-501
• Email:
  kjt1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230645/cdc_230645_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 315.17 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4ca3cd8b7a83f7757b7b1428ffc9a40a4a089fdb3b0bc52000d47006f36f69a25e50bd78cf8f8f0c4fbe6abb16f82a634e6a765dda7f985c435c7b5370de453a