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Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008.

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Lipscomb, HJ; Schoenfisch, A; Cameron, W
Published in: J Occup Environ Med
July 2013

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers and associated costs among a cohort of 24,830 carpenters between 1989 and 2008. METHODS: Injury rates and rate ratios were calculated by using Poisson regression to explore higher risk on the basis of age, sex, time in the union, predominant work, and calendar time. Negative binomial regression was used to model dollars paid per claim after adjustment for inflation and discounting. RESULTS: Hand injuries accounted for 21.1% of reported injuries and 9.5% of paid lost time injuries. Older carpenters had proportionately more amputations, fractures, and multiple injuries, but their rates of these more severe injuries were not higher. Costs exceeded $21 million, a cost burden of $0.11 per hour worked. CONCLUSIONS: Older carpenters' higher proportion of serious injuries in the absence of higher rates likely reflects age-related reporting differences.

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J Occup Environ Med

DOI

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1536-5948

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

55

Issue

7

Start / End Page

832 / 838

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workers' Compensation
  • Washington
  • Sick Leave
  • Risk Factors
  • Regression Analysis
  • Poisson Distribution
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Linear Models
 

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Lipscomb, H. J., Schoenfisch, A., & Cameron, W. (2013). Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. J Occup Environ Med, 55(7), 832–838. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31828dc969
Lipscomb, Hester J., Ashley Schoenfisch, and Wilfrid Cameron. “Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008.J Occup Environ Med 55, no. 7 (July 2013): 832–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31828dc969.
Lipscomb HJ, Schoenfisch A, Cameron W. Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Jul;55(7):832–8.
Lipscomb, Hester J., et al. “Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008.J Occup Environ Med, vol. 55, no. 7, July 2013, pp. 832–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31828dc969.
Lipscomb HJ, Schoenfisch A, Cameron W. Work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008. J Occup Environ Med. 2013 Jul;55(7):832–838.

Published In

J Occup Environ Med

DOI

EISSN

1536-5948

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

55

Issue

7

Start / End Page

832 / 838

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Workers' Compensation
  • Washington
  • Sick Leave
  • Risk Factors
  • Regression Analysis
  • Poisson Distribution
  • Occupational Injuries
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Linear Models