Injuries at Work in the US Adult Population: Contributions to the Total Injury Burden

Abstract

Injuries at work comprise a substantial part of the injury burden, accounting for nearly half of all injuries in some age groups. The NHIS provides an important source of population-based data with which to determine the work relatedness of injuries. Study estimates of days away from work after injury were 1.8 times higher than the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) workplace-based estimates and 1.4 times as high as BLS estimates for private industry. The prominence of occupational injuries among injuries to working-age adults reinforces the need to examine workplace conditions in efforts to reduce the societal impact of injuries.

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“…Workers compensation records show that adults aged 20-24 yr had a significantly higher risk for injury than older adults [10][11][12] . Injury rates peak in young men aged 18-24 years, the age range of most employed university students 11) .…”

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Risk Factors for Frequent Work-related Burn and Cut Injuries and Low Back Pain among Commercial Kitchen Workers in Japan

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