Nonfatal occupational injuries from slips, trips, and falls among older workers treated in hospital emergency departments, United States 1998

Abstract

Fall prevention programs targeted to older workers must examine extrinsic sources of falls, particularly surface traction, contaminant control, and footwear.

Injuries and fatalities to U.S. farmers and farm workers 55 years and older

“…The results of the OISPA survey confirm previous studies of non-fatal injuries, showing that older workers overall are at somewhat lower or equal risk of non-fatal injuries, but have an increasing risk as the severity of the injury increases [Root, 1981;Hanford et al, 1982;Hoskin et al, 1988;Mitchell, 1988;Blahey and Alberg, 1993;Castillo and Rodriguez, 1997;Hartling et al, 1997;Layne and Landen, 1997;Alexander et al, 1999;Gelberg et al, 1999;Turner et al, 2000;Pickett et al, 2001;Hartman et al, 2004;Layne and Pollack, 2004]. Major types of injury causes for older farmers and farm workers identified in the current study also agree with previously published literature, with animals and falls being common issues for older workers [Hanford et al, 1982;Carstensen et al, 1995;Murphy and Ambe, 1996;Nordstrom et al, 1996;Layne and Landen, 1997;Browning et al, 1998;Lewis et al, 1998;Gelberg et al, 1999;Xiang et al, 1999;Hwang et al, 2001;Park et al, 2001;Pickett et al, 2001;Sprince et al, 2003;Hartman et al, 2004].…”

Increased shoe sole hardness results in compensatory changes in the utilized coefficient of friction during walking

“…Slips have been recognized as a significant cause of falls and are one of the most common causes of occupational accidents [1,2]. Slip and fall injuries are a serious problem to both industry and society due to the enormous financial costs, which are estimated to be approximately 86 billion dollars in the year 2020 [3,4].…”

Use of employer administrative databases to identify systematic causes of injury in aluminum manufacturing

“…Population-based surveys, such as those initiated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, emergency department surveillance systems, and state worker compensation claims are frequently the main sources of information for nonfatal occupational injury research [Layne and Pollack, 2004;Friedman and Forst, 2007;McCall and Horwitz, 2006;Mujuru et al, 2006;Wigglesworth, 2006]. While these databases are valuable sources of data, many of them lack information on key potential confounders.…”