Occupational Injuries Among Construction Workers by Age and Related Economic Loss: Findings From Ohio Workers' Compensation, USA: 2007-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined age-group differences in the rate, severity, and cost of injuries among construction workers to support evidence-based worker safety and health interventions in the construction industry.

Methods

Ohio workers' compensation claims for construction workers were used to estimate claim rates and costs by age group. We analyzed claims data auto-coded into five event/exposure categories: transportation incidents; slips, trips, and falls (STFs); exposure to harmful substances and environments; contact with objects and equipment (COB); overexertion and bodily reaction. American Community Survey data were used to determine the percentage of workers in each age group.

Results

From 2007-2017, among 72,416 accepted injury claims for ∼166,000 constru

SUBMITTER: Kaur H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770107 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature