Analysis of Workers’ Compensation Disabling Claims in Oregon’s Seafood Preparation and Packaging Industry, 2007–2013

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• Personal Author:
  Cain, Daniel T. ; Kincl, Laurel ; Smit, Ellen ; Syron, Laura N. ; Yang, Liu
• Description:
  Background: Few occupational health and safety studies have focused on the US seafood preparation and packaging industry, and none on Oregon's seafood industry. Methods: Oregon workers' compensation (WC) disabling claims data were analyzed. Oregon Employment Department and US Census Bureau data were used as denominators for rates. Results: During 2007-2013, there were 188 accepted disabling claims, with an average annual rate of 24 claims per 1000 workers. Men experienced a significantly higher rate (27.6 per 1000) than women. The most frequent incident characteristics and circumstances were: by nature-traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints (42%); by body part-upper extremities (44%); and by event-overexertion and bodily reaction (48%), and contact with objects and equipment (31%). Conclusion: Analyzing WC disabling claims data provides important preliminary information for understanding workplace hazards to develop control strategies. Reducing traumatic and cumulative injury risk among seafood workers is paramount. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Food-Processing Industry Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Safety And Health Food Processing Workers Injury Prevention Oregon Seafood Preparation And Packaging Industry Surveillance Traumatic Injuries Upper Extremities Workers' Compensation Workers Compensation
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067412
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2017 May; 60(5):484-493
• Contact Point Address:
  Laura N. Syron, MPH, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 101 Milam Hall, Corvallis, OR 97330
• Email:
  laura.syron@oregonstate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Services, Portland, Oregon
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:933dc23af5a90aa4d4df48f2c7b091b5162a4e1ffea29ed3e3ad278fc2b6343af2ec0ba258683f71a5981b1884fecfcc3fa4818285d07968526016ffa92c0760
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230651/cdc_230651_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 127.19 KB ]