Small Businesses and Workplace Fatality Risk: An Exploratory Analysis

Mendeloff, John; Nelson, Christopher; Ko, Kilkon; Haviland, Amelia

doi:10.7249/tr371

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“…The discrepancy in fatality rates between small and larger businesses previously reported by others (Mendeloff et al, 2006) and noted by us is substantiated in this study. The results of the study suggest that small businesses do register with WCB.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…Understanding the causes of fatalities can lead to better-focused injury prevention strategies that will also address serious injury and overall injury rates. An extensive study by the Kauffman-Rand Institute found that, although small businesses have lower reported injury rates than larger businesses, they have higher fatality rates than larger businesses in the same industry (Mendeloff et al, 2006). Other studies of specific industries including landscaping and retail support this finding (Buckley et al, 2008;Peek-Asa et al, 1999).…”

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confidence: 81%

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Patterns of underlying causes of work-related traumatic fatalities – Comparison between small and larger companies in British Columbia

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Patterns of underlying causes of work-related traumatic fatalities – Comparison between small and larger companies in British Columbia

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“…Furthermore, there are important differences depending on the worker's age, sex or nationality for the economic activity of the employer enterprise, type of employment contract (Benavides et al, 2006) and the size of the enterprise (Mendeloff et al, 2006).…”

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Estimation of the relative risks of musculoskeletal injuries in the Andalusian manufacturing sector

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International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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“…Numerous studies report a linear, inverse relationship between organization size and injury, illness, and/or fatality rates [Buckley et al, 2008; Fabiano et al, 2004; Fenn and Ashby, 2004; Mendeloff et al, 2006; Morse et al, 2004; Page, 2009; Peek-Asa et al, 1999]. In 2015, construction businesses with 11–49 employees had an average incidence rate of 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, while construction businesses with 1000 or more employees had an incidence rate of 1.3 per 100 full-time workers [BLS, 2016b].…”

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“…Thus, while the inverse relationship between business size and fatality rates is detectable in data provided by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, injury rates for the smallest size segment (1–10 employees) are likely higher than reported due to underreporting of injuries by smaller businesses [Mendeloff et al, 2006]. …”

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Differences in safety training among smaller and larger construction firms with non-native workers: Evidence of overlapping vulnerabilities

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Collaborative efforts between the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) led to a report focusing on overlapping occupational vulnerabilities, specifically small construction businesses employing young, non-native workers. Following the report, an online survey was conducted by ASSE with construction business representatives focusing on training experiences of non-native workers. Results were grouped by business size (50 or fewer employees or more than 50 employees). Smaller businesses were less likely to employ a supervisor who speaks the same language as immigrant workers (p < .001). Non-native workers in small businesses received fewer hours of both initial safety training (p = .005) and monthly ongoing safety training (p = .042). Immigrant workers in smaller businesses were less likely to receive every type of safety training identified in the survey (including pre-work safety orientation [p < .001], job-specific training [p < .001], OSHA 10-hour training [p = .001], and federal/state required training [p < .001]). The results highlight some of the challenges a vulnerable worker population faces in a small business, and can be used to better focus intervention efforts. Among businesses represented in this sample, there are deflcits in the amount, frequency, and format of workplace safety and health training provided to non-native workers in smaller construction businesses compared to those in larger businesses. The types of training conducted for non-native workers in small business were less likely to take into account the language and literacy issues faced by these workers. The findings suggest the need for a targeted approach in providing occupational safety and health training to non-native workers employed by smaller construction businesses.

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Small Businesses and Workplace Fatality Risk: An Exploratory Analysis

Cited by 59 publications

References 17 publications

Patterns of underlying causes of work-related traumatic fatalities – Comparison between small and larger companies in British Columbia

Patterns of underlying causes of work-related traumatic fatalities – Comparison between small and larger companies in British Columbia

Estimation of the relative risks of musculoskeletal injuries in the Andalusian manufacturing sector

Differences in safety training among smaller and larger construction firms with non-native workers: Evidence of overlapping vulnerabilities

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