Worker Populations at Risk for Work-related Injuries across the Life Course

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Kachan, Diana ; Fleming, Lora E. ; LeBlanc, William G. ; Goodman, Elizabeth ; Arheart, Kristopher L. ; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Clarke, Tainya C. ; Ocasio, Manuel A. ; Christ, Sharon ; Lee, David J.
• Description:
  Background
  
  Workplace injuries can have a substantial economic impact. Rates of workplace injuries differ across age groups, yet occupations/industry sectors at highest risk within age groups have not been identified. We examined workplace injury risk across industry sectors for three age groups using nationally-representative U.S. data.
  
  Methods
  
  Data from 1997–2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were pooled for employed adults by age groups: 1) 18–25 (n=22,261); 2) 26–54 (n=121,559); and 3) 55+ (n=24,851). Workplace injury risk comparisons were made using logistic regression, with the Services sector as the referent and adjustment for sample design, gender, education, race/ethnicity, age, and income-to-poverty ratio.
  
  Results
  
  Overall 3-month injury prevalence was 0.88%. Highest risk sectors for workers aged 18–25 included: Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (Odds Ratio=4.80; 95% Confidence Interval 2.23–10.32), Healthcare/social assistance (2.71; 1.50–4.91), Construction (2.66; 1.56–4.53), Manufacturing (2.66; 1.54–4.61); for workers 26–54: Construction (2.30; 1.76–3.0), Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (1.91; 1.16–3.15), and Manufacturing (1.58; 1.28–1.96); for workers 55+: Agriculture/forestry/fisheries (3.01; 1.16–7.81), Transportation/communication/other public utilities (2.55; 1.44–4.49), and Construction (2.25; 1.09–4.67).
  
  Conclusions
  
  Agriculture/forestry/fisheries and Construction were among the sectors with highest workplace injury risk for workers across all age groups. Differences in highest risk industries were identified between the youngest and oldest industry groups. Our results indicate a need for age specific interventions in some industries, and a need for more comprehensive measures in others.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Age Factors Female Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Injuries Occupations Odds Ratio Risk Factors United States Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Workplace Injury
• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 55(4):361-366
• Pubmed ID:
  22170632
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3322113
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1F31CA153937/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; F31 CA153937-01/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; F31 AR057687-01/AR/NIAMS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01OH03915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F30 AG040886-01/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH003915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH003915-06A1/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F30 AG040886/AG/NIA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; OH003915-06A1/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F31 CA153937/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; OH003915/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F31 AR057687/AR/NIAMS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; F31AR057687/AR/NIAMS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ba1868f4077401a9f3322aa01ec47e3edfa2618491f4917e0049c0982c857235
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33337/cdc_33337_DS1.pdf
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