Journal article
Epidemiology of occupational injuries and illnesses in a university population: A focus on age and gender differences
American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.39(6), pp.581-586
06/2001
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.1057
PMID: 11385642
Abstract
Background
Occupational injuries and illnesses are a major preventable public health problem.
Methods
This study evaluated the incidence, nature, and cause of awarded workers' compensation claims for a large state university and teaching hospital. Rates and types of injury were compared across age and gender.
Results
Rates of injury varied over twofold with age, with those 16–25 having the lowest rates of injury and those 36–45 having the highest rates. Claims rates were 1.36-fold higher for women than men. Women had higher rates for injury resulting from lifting, falling, noxious exposures, repetitive motion, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Similarly women had significantly higher rates of claims for pain, sprains, bruises, burns, concussion, and inhalation injury; with lower rates of cuts, ligament injury, and jammed joints.
Conclusions
These group differences suggest the need to examine age and gender job distributions and relevant ergonomic and environmental causative factors.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Epidemiology of occupational injuries and illnesses in a university population: A focus on age and gender differences
- Creators
- Shadi S. Saleh - University of IowaLaurence Fuortes - University of IowaThomas Vaughn - University of Iowa Health CareEric P. Bauer - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.39(6), pp.581-586
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1002/ajim.1057
- PMID
- 11385642
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
- eISSN
- 1097-0274
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2001
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984364540402771
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