Occupational Injuries

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Associations between safety climate and safety management practices in the construction industry. 
  • Behavioral and Health Outcomes Associated With Deployment and Nondeployment Acquisition of Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. 
  • Contrasting patterns of care for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee through workers' compensation and private health care insurance among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. 
  • Contribution of health status and prevalent chronic disease to individual risk for workplace injury in the manufacturing environment. 
  • Declining rates of work-related overexertion back injuries among union drywall installers in Washington State, 1989-2008: Improved work safety or shifting of care? 
  • Descriptive Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Naval Special Warfare Sea, Air, and Land Operators. 
  • Developing predictive models for return to work using the Military Power, Performance and Prevention (MP3) musculoskeletal injury risk algorithm: a study protocol for an injury risk assessment programme. 
  • Effectiveness of OSHA Outreach Training on carpenters' work-related injury rates, Washington State 2000-2008. 
  • Examining injury trends in parcel delivery drivers in the United States: Challenges and opportunities. 
  • Hospital workers bypass traditional occupational injury reporting systems when reporting patient and visitor perpetrated (type II) violence. 
  • How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
  • Identifying Frequency of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Firefighters. 
  • Incidence, Timing, and Risk Factors for Secondary Revision After Primary Revision of Traumatic Digit Amputations. 
  • Laboratory Animal Bite Anaphylaxis: A National Survey: Part 1: Case Series and Review of the Literature. 
  • Laboratory Animal Bite Anaphylaxis: A National Survey: Part 2: Treatment Protocols. 
  • Modifiable risk factors predict injuries in firefighters during training academies. 
  • Multiligamentous Knee Injuries in the Military Tactical Athlete. 
  • Musculoskeletal concerns do not justify failure to use safer sequential trigger to prevent acute nail gun injuries. 
  • Nail gun injuries treated in U.S emergency departments, 2006-2011: not just a worker safety issue. 
  • Non-reporting of work injuries and aspects of jobsite safety climate and behavioral-based safety elements among carpenters in Washington State. 
  • Occupational Radiation Exposure of Anesthesia Providers: A Summary of Key Learning Points and Resident-Led Radiation Safety Projects. 
  • Occupational health outcomes for workers in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector: implications for immigrant workers in the southeastern US. 
  • Organization of work in the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sector in the US southeast: implications for immigrant workers' occupational safety and health. 
  • Prevalence of occupational injury and its contributing factors among rubber tappers in Galle, Sri Lanka. 
  • Safety of union home care aides in Washington State. 
  • Safety, incentives, and the reporting of work-related injuries among union carpenters: "you're pretty much screwed if you get hurt at work". 
  • Surgical Procedure Characteristics and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure. 
  • Surgical Team Stability and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposures During Surgical Procedures. 
  • The Impact of Stigma on Community Reintegration of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury and the Well-Being of Their Caregivers. 
  • The Relationship Between BMI and Work-Related Musculoskeletal (MSK) Injury Rates is Modified by Job-Associated Level of MSK Injury Risk. 
  • The Warrior Athlete Part 2: Return to Duty in the US Military. 
  • Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State. 
  • Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington state. 
  • Work-Related Injury and Management Strategies Among Certified Athletic Trainers. 
  • Work-related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011. 
  • Work-related injuries among union drywall carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
  • Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. 
  • Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in the United States from 1992 to 2014. 
  • Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Dement, John McCray, Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine