Using Workers' Compensation Claims Data to Describe Nonfatal Injuries among Workers in Alaska

Lucas, Devin L.; Lee, Jennifer R; Moller, Kyle M.; O'Connor, Mary B.; Syron, Laura N.; Watson, Joanna

doi:10.1016/j.shaw.2020.01.004

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“…The demographic profile of young workers in this study mirrored the findings from a previously published study of injuries among all workers in Alaska using workers' compensation claims during 2014-2015 [4]. Characteristics such as Alaska residency, sex, and geographic region had similar distributions.…”

Section: Comparison To Injuries Among All Ages Of Workers In Alaskasupporting

confidence: 76%

“…However, the most prevalent hazards and resulting injuries diverged between these populations. The top five occupations of injured young workers were food processing, material moving, retail sales, construction, and cooking; while for injured workers of all ages, the top five occupations were construction, food processing, material moving, building cleaning, and health practitioners [ 4 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Throughout the 1980s, Alaska workers were seven times more likely to die in a work-related accident than workers in the rest of the United States. Consequently, extensive efforts by government agencies, industry leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders resulted in a significant decrease in the rate of work-related fatalities [ 4 ]. However, work-related injuries continue to occur at a relatively high rate.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Recent studies on occupational injuries in Alaska have described injury risks among all workers, as well as those specifically in aviation, logging, commercial fishing, and seafood processing [4,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Although workplace safety among young workers has captured national attention, none of the published studies to date have described injuries to young workers in Alaska beyond injury patterns among children (< 18 years of age) in the commercial fishing industry [18].…”

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Traumatic injuries among Alaska’s young workers: Linking cases from four data systems

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Background Young workers (aged 15–24 years) experience higher rates of job-related injury compared with workers aged 25–44 years in the United States. Young workers may have limited or no prior work experience or safety training, which can contribute to their injury risk. In 2018, Alaska had the second highest work-related fatality rate and 14th highest non-fatal injury rate in the United States. This study aimed to characterize nonfatal and fatal occupational injuries among young workers in Alaska. Methods To describe injury patterns among Alaska young workers from 2014–2018, we used data from four datasets: Alaska Workers’ Compensation, Alaska Occupational Injury Surveillance System, Alaska Trauma Registry, and Alaska Fishermen’s Fund. The datasets were merged two at a time and filtered by the worker characteristics (e.g., age and sex) and incident characteristics (e.g., date of injury). Duplicates were then manually identified between the datasets using the variables above. The injury narrative and Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System codes were used last to verify true duplicates. Descriptive analyses were performed after the duplicates were merged. Results During the 5-year study period 2014–2018, young workers experienced 20 fatal and 12,886 nonfatal injuries. Residents of Alaska comprised 85% of nonfatal and 70% of fatal injuries. The top three major occupation groups with the highest number of injuries were production (1,391, 14%), food preparation (1,225, 12%), and transportation/material moving (1,166, 11%). The most common events leading to injuries were struck by object or equipment (2,027, 21%), overexertion involving outside sources (1,385, 14%), and struck against object or equipment (905, 9%). The most common nature of injuries were sprains/strains/tears (3,024, 29%), cuts/lacerations (1,955, 19%), and bruises/contusions (1,592, 15%). Conclusion Although progress has been made in reducing worker injuries, Alaskan young workers still experience injuries and fatalities frequently. Based on findings, there is a clear need for employers, researchers, public health professionals, parents, and young workers to prioritize young worker safety through an integrated approach, from education and training to adequate workplace supervision and support.

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confidence: 76%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…Последние чаще компенсируются в натуральной форме -посредством предоставления пострадавшему необходимых социально-реабилитационных услуг. В целях подтверждения обоснованности расходов на лечение выбор врача и медицинской организации может производиться работодателем (Алабама 16 ), государственным агентством (Калифорния 17 ) либо самим работником, но из официально утвержденного перечня (Флорида 18 , Нью-Йорк 19 20 . В случае если работник может работать в период восстановительного лечения с некоторыми ограничениями или в специально созданных условиях, речь идет о временной частичной нетрудоспособности.…”

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Legal Support and Conditions for Compensation for Harm Caused to Health because of Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases in Russia and the United States: A Comparative Study

Kolesnichenko

2020

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The purpose of the study is to determine the prospects for improving the special system of compensation for harm caused to the employee’s health as a result of accidents at work and occupational diseases in Russia based on the experience of legal regulation and development of such a system in the United States. The choice of the United States is determined by the specifics of regulation and the use of special systems for compensation for industrial damage in this country, which combines the best practices in this field in the world, as well as experimental approaches. The author substantiates the thesis about the compensatory nature of compulsory insurance for the industrial harm risks. It is noted that the national legislator should implement the approach in which the list of legally significant circumstances established for receiving insurance payments under this type of insurance includes only the fact of harm, its size and the fact of the origin of harm from the sphere of production or from industrial (professional) risks. In case of loss of earning capacity, it is important to adhere to a single method of assessing harm to health in terms of lost earnings (income), based either on the loss of ability to work, or on the projected or actual losses of the injured person, which is customary when applying depreciation methods, future losses and actual losses in the United States. At the same time, the method of future or actual losses in the future can be used in Russia for the injured persons returning to work. It is determined that it is advisable to compensate for industrial harm in terms of expenses for medical, social and professional rehabilitation of the injured person, which will free the judicial practice from disputes regarding the validity of providing specific types of assistance and care, as well as the need for them for the injured person.

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Using Workers' Compensation Claims Data to Describe Nonfatal Injuries among Workers in Alaska

Cited by 8 publications

References 16 publications

Traumatic injuries among Alaska’s young workers: Linking cases from four data systems

Traumatic injuries among Alaska’s young workers: Linking cases from four data systems

Legal Support and Conditions for Compensation for Harm Caused to Health because of Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases in Russia and the United States: A Comparative Study

Review of Ergonomics Application on HSE Management Research for Construction Workers

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