Comparative analyses of occupational injuries among temporary agency worker and direct contract workers: Findings from the Korea Health Panel 2009–2018
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DOI: 10.1002/1348-9585.12326
Abstract: Several studies have reported health or safety risk of temporary agency workers (TAW). Since most of the studies are just cross‐sectional studies, we intended to identify the risk of occupational injury in TAW, using longitudinal… read more here.
Keywords: health; comparative analyses; temporary agency; occupational injuries ... See more keywords
Decline in the rate of occupational injuries and illnesses following the implementation of a paid sick leave law in Connecticut.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23028
Abstract: BACKGROUND Workers with paid sick leave may have a lower rate of occupational injuries compared with other workers. This study sought to determine whether there was a decline in the rate of occupational injuries and… read more here.
Keywords: rate occupational; law; occupational injuries; paid sick ... See more keywords
Safe Farmer Common Sense’ - A National Five-Year Education-Based Program for Prevention of Occupational Injuries in Swedish Agriculture-Background, Process, and Evaluation
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DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2019.1659203
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: This paper provides background and a process description for a national initiative (‘Safe Farmer Common Sense’) on prevention of occupational injuries in Swedish agriculture. Methods: This initiative, which received investment funding of 65… read more here.
Keywords: prevention; injuries swedish; occupational injuries; farmer ... See more keywords
Occurrence of Occupational Injuries and Within Day Changes in Wet Bulb Temperature Among Sugarcane Harvesters
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DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2023.2169425
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective Climate change has implications for human health worldwide, with workers in outdoor occupations in low- to middle-income countries shouldering the burden of increasing average temperatures and more frequent extreme heat days. An overlooked… read more here.
Keywords: sugarcane harvesters; wet bulb; occupational injuries; occupational injury ... See more keywords
Dynamic prediction of work status for workers with occupational injuries: assessing the value of longitudinal observations
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DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocac130
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Occupational injuries (OIs) cause an immense burden on the US population. Prediction models help focus resources on those at greatest risk of a delayed return to work (RTW). RTW depends on factors that develop… read more here.
Keywords: time; occupational injuries; prediction; work ... See more keywords
Ocular occupational injuries in the United States between 2011 and 2018.
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DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqab189
Abstract: BACKGROUND Current advocacy literature in occupational eye injury focuses on demographics and industries with the largest number of injuries. Additional demographics may also benefit from targeted advocacy that experience a greater proportion of eye injuries… read more here.
Keywords: injuries united; united states; occupational injuries; forestry ... See more keywords
Recordkeeping Error or Strategic Seasonal Substitution?
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DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002457
Abstract: This paper demonstrates workers’ compensation claims and occupational injuries recorded in the SOII show a qualitatively similar seasonal trend. These seasonal patterns are inversely related to the seasonal fluctuations in short-term disability and private insurance… read more here.
Keywords: seasonal patterns; occupational injuries; strategic seasonal; recordkeeping error ... See more keywords
Cross-Sectional Study on Ethnic Differences in Occupational Injuries in Southern Israel—An Eight-Year Data analysis
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DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002502
Abstract: The most vulnerable sectors in terms of occupational injuries in southern Israel are the Bedouin Arab minority and foreign workers. Medical teams should invest greater efforts to explain the broad spectrum of available diagnostic and… read more here.
Keywords: southern israel; injuries southern; sectional study; cross sectional ... See more keywords
O2C.6 The economic burden of occupational injuries and diseases in five european union countries
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DOI: 10.1136/oem-2019-epi.46
Abstract: The objective of this study was to estimate the economic burden of occupational injuries and diseases in five European Union countries for the reference year 2015. We used a ‘bottom up’ approach to estimate the… read more here.
Keywords: injuries diseases; economic burden; occupational injuries; burden occupational ... See more keywords
Under-reporting of non-fatal occupational injuries among precarious and non-precarious workers in Sweden
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107856
Abstract: Background Under-reporting of occupational injuries (OIs) among precariously employed workers in Sweden challenges effective surveillance of OIs and targeted preventive measures. Objective To estimate the magnitude of under-reporting of OIs among precarious and non-precarious workers… read more here.
Keywords: reporting; occupational injuries; non precarious; workers sweden ... See more keywords
Occupational Injuries and Associated Factors Among Small-Scale Woodwork Industry Workers in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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DOI: 10.1177/11786302221080829
Abstract: Background: Occupational injuries are still a major public health problem and one of the leading causes of disability, morbidity, and mortality. This study aimed to assess occupational injuries and associated factors among workers in the… read more here.
Keywords: woodworking industry; industry workers; scale woodworking; small scale ... See more keywords