Occupational injury and work organization among immigrant Latino residential construction workers

Grzywacz, Joseph G.; Quandt, Sara A.; Marín, Antonio J.; Summers, Phillip; Lang, Wei; Mills, Thomas; Evia, Carlos; Rushing, Julia; Donadio, Katherine; Arcury, Thomas A.

doi:10.1002/ajim.22014

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“…Two sets of PPE use measures were based on items collected in the baseline interviews and used in previous research with Latino construction workers [Grzywacz et al, ]. For the items eye protection, hearing protection, cut‐resistant gloves, abrasion‐resistant gloves, hard hat and harness, participants reported whether it was provided by their employer (yes/no) and if they used it none/some of the time versus most/all of the time.…”

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Work safety climate, personal protection use, and injuries among Latino residential roofers

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Rushing

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American J Industrial Med

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Work safety climate, personal protection use, and injuries among Latino residential roofers

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“…19,20 Studies focusing on day laborers have found high rates of non-fatal occupational injuries. 14,21,22 A study among day laborers in Seattle estimated an injury rate of 31 recordable injuries per 100 FTE (full time equivalent) workers, much higher than the recordable injury rate of 6.2 per 100 FTE reported for all construction workers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2004. 14,23 Some of the factors contributing to injury among day laborers include hazardous work site conditions (e.g.…”

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

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Atkinson

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International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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Background: The majority of day laborers in the USA are Latinos. They are engaged in high-risk occupations and suffer high occupational injury rates. Objectives: To describe on-the-job injuries reported by Latino day laborers, explore the extent that demographic and occupational factors predict injuries, and whether summative measures for total job types, job conditions, and personal protective equipment (PPE) predict injuries. Methods: A community survey was conducted with 327 participants at 15 corners in Houston, Texas. Hierarchical and multiple logistic regressions explored predictors of occupational injury odds in the last year. Results: Thirty-four percent of respondents reported an occupational injury in the previous year. Education, exposure to loud noises, cold temperatures, vibrating machinery, use of hard hats, total number of job conditions, and total PPE significantly predicted injury odds. Conclusion: Risk for injury among day laborers is not only the product of a specific hazard, but also the result of their exposure to multiple occupational hazards.

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“…15-18 Work safety climate is related to safety behaviors among immigrant construction workers. 19-21 Grzywacz and colleagues 22 report that such work organization characteristics as long work hours and psychological demand appear to be related to the occurrence of injuries among immigrant construction workers.…”

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Work and Health Among Latina Mothers in Farmworker Families

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Trejo

Suerken

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Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Background Work organization is important for the health of vulnerable workers, particularly women. This analysis describes work organization for Latinas in farmworker families and delineates the associations of work organization with health indicators. Methods 220 Latino women in farmworker families completed interviews from October 2012 - July 2013. Interviews addressed job structure, job demand, job control, and job support. Health measures included stress, depressive symptoms, physical activity, family conflict, and family economic security. Results Three-fifths of the women were employed. Several work organization dimensions, including shift, psychological demand, work safety climate, and benefits, were associated with participant health as expected, based on the work organization and job demands-control-support models. Conclusions Research should address women's health and specific work responsibilities. Occupational safety policy must consider the importance of work organization in the health of vulnerable workers.

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Occupational injury and work organization among immigrant Latino residential construction workers

Abstract: Although imprecise given the small sample, our results suggest a threefold to fourfold underestimate of the injury burden to immigrant Latino construction workers. Work organization may contribute to elevated rates of non-fatal occupational injury, particularly among roofers.

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Work safety climate, personal protection use, and injuries among Latino residential roofers

Work safety climate, personal protection use, and injuries among Latino residential roofers

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

Work and Health Among Latina Mothers in Farmworker Families

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