Self-Reported Work-Related Injury or Illness — Washington, 2011–2014

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Marcum, Jennifer L. ; Chin, Brian ; Anderson, Naomi J. ; Bonauto, David K.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Work-related injuries and illnesses are frequent and have lasting negative economic and social consequences. Comprehensive surveillance is critical for identifying and evaluating effective control strategies and populations at risk. What is added by this report? Data from the Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (WA BRFSS) were used to gather information on work-related injury or illness. During 2011-2014, 6.4% of Washington workers reported work-related injuries or illnesses during the previous year. Work-related injuries or illnesses were significantly associated with industry and occupation, male gender, lower socioeconomic status, chronic health conditions, and substance use. What are the implications for public health practice? Because BRFSS does not rely on employer report and contains information on workers not available in traditional occupational health surveillance systems, it is a useful tool for identifying and examining work-related injury and illness. BRFSS provides opportunities to enhance ability to track injury and illness trends, identify and describe disparities among workers by industry and occupation of employment, and generate hypotheses for control measures. Future research should consider further assessment of health status as a potential contributor to occupational injury risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Injuries; Occupational accidents; Occupational diseases; Surveillance programs; Occupational health disparities; Worker health; Behavior
• Source:
  MMWR 2017 Mar; 66(11):302-306
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6611a6
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  28333911
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657884
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Wuellner, Sara E. ; Fulton-Kehoe, Deborah ; Sussell, Aaron L. ; Shockey, Taylor M.
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063787
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennifer L. Marcum, DrPH, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Email:
  jennifer.marcum@lni.wa.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:047a62b166c58d63c834d3287485c8efba697fb9d6d2b3133abcdec933f94fbcd56856e16567e6d77dbbdf6284e6bfe115c33d5ade8f0db5f27cc621c79cd6c2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55746/cdc_55746_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 109.73 KB ]