Epidemiology of occupational injuries in construction workers between 2009 and 2018 in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of occupational injuries based on fatality, sex, and classification of occupations among construction workers using workers' compensation (WC) insurance data in South Korea.

Methods

We collected WC insurance data from the Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service for all construction workers between 2009 and 2018. Data from 158,947 accepted claims for occupational injury were extracted, and the demographic features, occupational injury types, and annual trends were analyzed for fatal and nonfatal cases. The annual incidence and mortality trends of occupational injury were estimated using negative binomial regression and Poisson regression models, for injury incidence and mortality respectively.

Results

SUBMITTER: Jung S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100143 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature