Journal article
Gaps in Workplace Injury Reporting Among Physicians to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.67(3), pp.e158-e165
03/2025
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003295
PMID: 39639519
Abstract
To identify gaps in nonfatal injury and illness (NII) reporting between physicians and other occupations.
Bureau of Labor Statistics data (2011-2019) were analyzed, comparing annualized NII incidence rates using incidence rate ratios (IRR), with physicians as the reference.
Between 2011-2019, physicians reported significantly lower NII rates compared to high-hazard non-medical occupations (IRR 17.2-70.8, all p < 0.01) and most low-hazard non-medical occupations (IRR 1.2-6.3, all p < 0.01), except lawyers. NII rates among physicians were also lower than those in non-physician medical occupations (IRR 1.4-27.6, all p < 0.01). In 2020, relative NII rates between physicians and non-physician medical occupations decreased but returned to pre-pandemic levels by 2021.
Physicians report significantly lower NII rates than other occupations, likely due to underreporting or undercounting, highlighting a potential gap in occupational injury data.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Gaps in Workplace Injury Reporting Among Physicians to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Creators
- Andrew T Gabrielson - Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineKristin Chrouser - University of Michigan Medical SchoolM Susan Hallbeck - Mayo ClinicTara Cohen - Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterClaudia Corwin - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.67(3), pp.e158-e165
- DOI
- 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003295
- PMID
- 39639519
- NLM abbreviation
- J Occup Environ Med
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
- eISSN
- 1536-5948
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 12/03/2024
- Date published
- 03/2025
- Academic Unit
- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Health; International Programs; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984756247002771
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