Erratum to: Prevalence of Hearing Loss in the United States by Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Deddens, James A. ; Groenewold, Matthew R. ; Masterson, Elizabeth A. ; Tak, SangWoo ; Themann, Christa L. ; Wall, David K.
• Description:
  Background Twenty-two million workers are exposed to hazardous noise in the United States. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss among U.S. industries. Methods We examined 2000-2008 audiograms for male and female workers ages 18-65, who had higher occupational noise exposures than the general population. Prevalence and adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) for hearing loss were estimated and compared across industries. Results In our sample, 18% of workers had hearing loss. When compared with the Couriers and Messengers industry sub-sector, workers employed in Mining (PR = 1.65, CI = 1.57-1.73), Wood Product Manufacturing (PR = 1.65, CL = 1.61- 1.70), Construction of Buildings (PR = 1.59, CI = 1.51-1.68), and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (PR = 1.61, CL = 1.51-1.71) had higher risks for hearing loss. Conclusions Workers in the Mining, Manufacturing, and Construction industries need better engineering controls for noise and stronger hearing conservation strategies. More hearing loss research is also needed within traditional "low-risk" industries like Real Estate. Erratum Am J Ind Med 2014 Oct; 57(10):1193. The numbers in the abstract above have been corrected according to the erratum. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Hearing Hearing Loss Noise Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Hearing Loss; Hearing Impairment; Hazardous Noise; Noise-induced Hearing Loss; Occupational Noise Exposure Standard Hearing; Hearing-loss; Humans; Men; Women; Audiometers; Workers; Age-groups; Noise-exposure; Exposure-levels; Hazards; Noise; Noise-exposure; Risk-factors; Surveillance-programs;
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  57
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041127
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Jun; 56(6):670-681
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth A. Masterson, PhD, CPH, COHC, NIOSH, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies,National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,4676 Columbia Parkway,MS-R17, Cincinnati,OH 45226
• Email:
  emasterson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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