Analysis of text from injury reports improves understanding of construction falls

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1166-1173

  Lipscomb, Hester J ^a   Glazner, Judith ^b   Bondy, Jessica ^b   Lezotte, Dennis ^b   Guarini, Kenneth ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OMI Safety Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT; FALLING; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PROTECTION; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIRCRAFT; COLORADO; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 8744259795     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000141769.48553.1b     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Lipscomb HJ, Dement JM, Behlman R. Direct costs and patterns of work-related injuries among union residential carpenters, 1995-2000. J Occup Environ Med. 2003;45:875-880.
2. Lipscomb HJ, Li L, Dement JM. Falls among union carpenters. Am J Ind Med. 2003;44:148-156.
3. Kisner SM, Fosbroke DE. Injury hazards in the construction industry. J Occup Med. 1994;36:137-143.
4. Sorock GS, Smith EO, Goldloft M. Fatal occupational injuries in the New Jersey construction industry, 1983 to 1989. J Occup Med. 1993;35:916-921.
5. Hunting KH, Nessel-Stephens L, Sanford SM, et al. Surveillance of construction worker injuries through an urban emergency department. J Occup Med. 1994;36:137-143.
6. Fatal Injuries to Workers in the United States, 1980-1989: A Decade of Surveillance. Publication #93-1085. Cincinnati: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; August 1993.
7. Lipscomb HJ, Dement JM, Gaal J, et al. Work-related injuries in drywall installation. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2000;15: 794-802.
8. Glazner JE, Boerdering J, Lowery J, et al. Construction injury rates may exceed national estimates: evidence from the construction of the Denver International Airport. Am J Ind Med. 1998;34:105-112.
9. Lowery JT, Glazner J, Boerdering JA, et al. Analyses of construction injury burden by type of work. Am J Ind Med. 2000;37:390-399.
10. Bundoora, Victoria, Australia: QSR International Pty, Ltd; 2000.
11. Robertson LS. Injury Epidemiology, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 1998:11-14.
12. The SAS System, version 8.0. Cary, NC: SAS Institute, Inc; 1999.
13. Pollack ES, Keimig D. Counting Illness and Injuries in the Workplace: Proposals for a Better System. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences; 1987:12.
14. Haenszel W, Loveland D, Sirken M. Lung-cancer mortality as related to residence and smoking histories. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1962; Appendix C:1000.
15. Agnew J, Saruda AJ. Age and fatal work-related falls. Hum Factors. 1993;35:731-736.
16. Dement JM, Lipscomb HJ. Workers' compensation experience of North Carolina residential construction workers, 1986-1994. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 1999;14:97-106.
17. Lipscomb HJ, Dement JM, Rodriguez-Acosta R. Deaths from external causes of injury among construction workers in North Carolina, 1988-1994. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2000;15:569-580.
18. Lipscomb HJ, Dement JM, Nolan J, et al. Nail gun injuries in residential carpentry: lessons from active injury surveillance. Injury Prev. 2003;9:20-24.
19. Park RM. Hazard identification in occupational injury: reflections on standard epidemiologic methods. Int J Occup Health. 2002;8:354-362.