The influence of demographics and working conditions on self-reported injuries among Latino day laborers

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-13

  Fernández Esquer, Maria Eugenia ^a   Fernández Espada, Natalie ^a   Atkinson, John A ^a   Montano, Cecilia F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Day labor; Immigrant workers; Latino workers; Occupational exposures; Self reported injuries; Socioeconomic determinants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925221176     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2049396714Y.0000000083     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor. Foreignborn workers: labor force characteristics in 2008 [document on the Internet]. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor; 2012. Available from: http://www.bls. gov/news.release/archives/forbrn_03262009.pdf. Saved on 7/1/ 2009.
2. Mosisa AT. The role of foreign-born workers in the U.S. economy [document on the Internet]. Monthly Labor Review. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor; 2002. Available from: http://www.bls.gov/news. release/archives/forbrn_03262009.pdf. Saved on November 11, 2011.
3. Pransky G, Moshenberg D, Benjamin K, Portillo S, Thackrey JL, Hill-Fotouhi C. Occupational risks and injuries in nonagricultural immigrant Latino workers. Am J Ind Med. 2002;42(2):117–23.
4. Valenzuela A, Jr. Day labor work. Annu Rev Sociol. 2003;29:307–33.
5. Zhang X, Yu S, Wheeler K, Kelleher K, Stallones L, Xiang H. Work-related non-fatal injuries among foreign-born and USborn workers: findings from the US National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2005. Am J Ind Med. 2009;52(1):25–36.
6. Valenzuela A, Theodore N, Meléndez E, Gonzalez AL. On the corner: Day labor in the United States [document on the Internet]. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA, Center for the Study of Urban Poverty; 2006. Available from: http://www.today.ucla. edu/portal/ut/document/onthecorner.pdf. Saved on March 27, 2012.
7. Welch LS, Hunting KL, Anderson JT. Injury surveillance in construction: injuries to laborers. J Occup Environ Med. 2000;42(9):898–905.
8. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Immigrant workers at risk: the urgent need for improved workplace safety and health policies and programs [document on the Internet]. Washington, DC: AFL–CIO; 2005. Available from: http://www.aflcio.org/. Saved on March 31, 2011.
9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Work-related injury deaths among Hispanics — United States, 1992–2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008;57(22):597–600.
10. Brunette MJ. Development of educational and training materials on safety and health: targeting Hispanic workers in the construction industry. Fam Community Health. 2005;28(3):253–66.
11. Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor. Occupational outlook handbook. 2012–2013 edition, Construction laborers and helpers [document on the Internet]. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor; 2013. Available from: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/constructionand-extraction/construction-laborers-and-helpers.htm. Saved on March 27, 2012.
12. Lipscomb HJ, Schoenfisch AL, Shishlov KS, Myers DJ. Nonfatal tool-or equipment-related injuries treated in US emergency departments among workers in the construction industry, 1998–2005. Am J Ind Med. 2010;53(6):581–7.
13. Buchanan SN, Nickels L, Morello J. Occupational health among Chicago day laborers: an exploratory study. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2005;60(5):276–80.
14. Seixas NS, Blecker H, Camp J, Neitzel R. Occupational health and safety experience of day laborers in Seattle, WA. Am J Ind Med. 2008;51(6):399–406.
15. Valenzuela A, Jr. Working on the margins: immigrant day labor characteristics and prospects for employment [document on the Internet]. Working Papers. San Diego, CA: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego; 2000. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3f77c4n8. Accessed on July 2, 2009.
16. Walter N, Bourgois P, Margarita Loinaz H, Schillinger D. Social context of work injury among undocumented day laborers in San Francisco. J Gen Intern Med. 2002;17(3):221–9.
17. Gany F, Dobslaw R, Ramirez J, Tonda J, Lobach I, Leng J. Mexican urban occupational health in the US: A population at risk. J Community Health. 2011;36(2):175–9.
18. Trotter RT, Needle RH, Goosby E, Bates C, Singer M. A methodological model for rapid assessment, response, and evaluation: the RARE program in public health. Field Methods. 2001;13(2):137–59.
19. Brown DR, Hernandez A, Saint-Jean G, Evans S, Tafari I, Brewster LG, et al. A participatory action research pilot study of urban health disparities using rapid assessment response and evaluation. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(1):28–38.
20. Negi NJ. Identifying psychosocial stressors of well-being and factors related to substance use among Latino day laborers. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011;13(4):748–55.
21. Forst L, Avila S, Anozie S, Rubin R. Traumatic occupational injuries in Hispanic and foreign born workers. Am J Ind Med. 2010;53(4):344–51.
22. Grzywacz JG, Quandt SA, Marín A, Summers P, Lang W, Mills T, et al. Occupational injury and work organization among immigrant Latino residential construction workers. Am J Ind Med. 2012;55(8):698–706.
23. Buchanan SN, Evens A, Buckley C, Friedman L. Street corner hazard surveillance and health intervention among Chicago day laborers. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2008;63(1):9–12.
24. de Castro AB, Fujishiro K, Sweitzer E, Oliva J. How immigrant workers experience workplace problems: a qualitative study. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2006;61(6):249–58.
25. Build a Better Texas. Working Conditions in Austin’s Construction Industry. Austin, TX: Build a Better Texas; 2010 [cited 2011 Jun 15]. Available from: http://www.buildtexas. org/. Accessed on June 15, 2011.
26. Malievskaya E, Rosenberg N, Markowitz S. Assessing the health of immigrant workers near Ground Zero: preliminary results of the World Trade Center day laborer medical monitoring project. Am J Ind Med. 2002;42(6):548–9.
27. McCauley LA. Immigrant workers in the United States: recent trends, vulnerable populations, and challenges for occupational health. AAOHN J. 2005;53(7):313–9.
28. Quandt SA, Grzywacz JG, Marin A, Carrillo L, Coates ML, Burke B, et al. Illnesses and injuries reported by Latino poultry workers in western North Carolina. Am J Ind Med. 2006;49(5):343–51.
29. Build a Better Texas. Construction working conditions in the lone star state [document on the Internet]. Austin, TX: Build a Better Texas; 2013. Available from: http://www. workersdefense.org/Build%20a%20Better%20Texas_FINAL.pdf. March 3, 2014.
30. Forst L, Ahonen E, Zanoni J, Holloway-Beth A, Oschner M, Kimmel L, et al. More than training: Community-based participatory research to reduce injuries among Hispanic construction workers. Am J Ind Med. 2013;56(8):827–37.
31. Fernandez-Esquer M. The health risks of foreign born Latino men. Unpublished raw data. 2008.
32. Gallagher KM, Denning PD, Allen DR, Nakashima AK, Sullivan PS. Use of rapid behavioral assessments to determine the prevalence of HIV risk behaviors in high-risk populations. Public Health Rep. 2007;122(Suppl 1):56–62.
33. Felknor SA, Aday LA, Burau KD, Delclos GL, Kapadia AS. Safety climate and its association with injuries and safety practices in public hospitals in Costa Rica. Int J Occup Env Health. 2000;6(1):18–25.
34. Ochsner M, Marshall E, Kimmel L, Martino C, Cunningham R, Hoffner K. Immigrant Latino day laborers in New Jersey: baseline data from a participatory research project. New Solut. 2008;18(1):57–76.
35. Lowry SJ, Blecker H, Camp J, de Castro B, Hecker S, Arbabi S, et al. Possibilities and challenges in occupational injury surveillance of day laborers. Am J Ind Med. 2010;53(2):126–34.
36. Waehrer GM, Dong XS, Miller T, Men Y, Haile E. Occupational injury costs and alternative employment in construction trades. J Occup Environ Med. 2007;49(11):1218– 27.