TY - JOUR
T1 - Nonfatal construction industry-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United states, 1998-2005
AU - Schoenfisch, Ashley L.
AU - Lipscomb, Hester J.
AU - Shishlov, Kirill
AU - Myers, Douglas J.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Background: This study documented the burden of nonfatal construction industry work-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States (US) from 1998 through 2005 and described injured workerdemographics and injury characteristics. Methods: Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System work-related injury supplement (NEISS-Work) were used to identify and describe construction industry-related injuries. Rates were estimated using data from the Current Population Survey. Results: An estimated 3,216,800 (95% CI 2,241,400-4,192,200) construction industry-related injuries were seen in US emergency departments during the 8-year period; this represented an injury rate of 410/10,000 full-time equivalents and suggests that there are a greater number of construction injuries than reported through the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (BLS SOII). Common characteristics included diagnoses of laceration, sprain/strain, and contusion/abrasion; events of contact with anobject/equipment, bodily reaction/exertion, and falls; and sources ofinjury of parts/materials; structures/surfaces; and tools/instruments/equipment. The upper extremities were most often affected. Conclusions: These data highlight the high burden of nonfatal construction industry-related injuries. The limitations of national occupational injury data sources inherent in relying on OSHA logs highlight the utility of NEISS-Work data in occupational injury research. While data captured from emergency departments are not immune to factors that influence whether a worker or an employer reports an injury as work-related or files a workers' compensation claim, emergency department data as collected through NEISS-Work do not rely on employer involvement in order to be classified as work-related. Am. J. Ind. Med. 53:570-580, 2010. Published 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.{.
AB - Background: This study documented the burden of nonfatal construction industry work-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States (US) from 1998 through 2005 and described injured workerdemographics and injury characteristics. Methods: Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System work-related injury supplement (NEISS-Work) were used to identify and describe construction industry-related injuries. Rates were estimated using data from the Current Population Survey. Results: An estimated 3,216,800 (95% CI 2,241,400-4,192,200) construction industry-related injuries were seen in US emergency departments during the 8-year period; this represented an injury rate of 410/10,000 full-time equivalents and suggests that there are a greater number of construction injuries than reported through the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (BLS SOII). Common characteristics included diagnoses of laceration, sprain/strain, and contusion/abrasion; events of contact with anobject/equipment, bodily reaction/exertion, and falls; and sources ofinjury of parts/materials; structures/surfaces; and tools/instruments/equipment. The upper extremities were most often affected. Conclusions: These data highlight the high burden of nonfatal construction industry-related injuries. The limitations of national occupational injury data sources inherent in relying on OSHA logs highlight the utility of NEISS-Work data in occupational injury research. While data captured from emergency departments are not immune to factors that influence whether a worker or an employer reports an injury as work-related or files a workers' compensation claim, emergency department data as collected through NEISS-Work do not rely on employer involvement in order to be classified as work-related. Am. J. Ind. Med. 53:570-580, 2010. Published 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.{.
KW - Construction
KW - Emergency department
KW - Injury
KW - Occupational
KW - Surveillance
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U2 - 10.1002/ajim.20829
DO - 10.1002/ajim.20829
M3 - Article
C2 - 20506460
AN - SCOPUS:77952732713
SN - 0271-3586
VL - 53
SP - 570
EP - 580
JO - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
JF - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
IS - 6
ER -