@article{ref1,
title="Factors contributing to construction injury at Denver International Airport",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2004",
author="Glazner, J. and Bondy, Jessica and Lezotte, D. C. and Lipscomb, Hester J. and Guarini, Kenneth",
volume="47",
number="1",
pages="27-36",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Detailed information about factors contributing to construction injury is important to support design of safety programs directed at particular risks. METHODS: We linked over 4,000 injury reports, including text describing injury events, with an administrative workers' compensation (WC) database, and, using Haddon's matrix as a framework, classified factors contributing to injury during construction of Denver International Airport (DIA). RESULTS: Patterns of contributing factors varied according to injury mechanism and type of work: environmental factors contributed more than any other factor to slip/trip injuries, and building materials contributed to more than 40% of injuries to workers in carpentry, concrete construction, glass installation, and roofing. Rates at which factors contributed to injury also varied among types of work: environmental factors contributed at relatively high rates to injuries in glass installation, metal/steel installation and iron/steel erection >/= 2 stories, and victim factors contributed at high rates to conduit construction and metal/steel installation injuries. WC payment rates for different factors varied widely, ranging from $0.53/$100 payroll to $3.08/$100. DISCUSSION: This approach allows systematic analysis of classes of injuries, contributing factors, types of work, and other variables to assist in setting prevention priorities.",
language="",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.20108",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20108"
}