@article{ref1,
title="Hospitalized nonfatal injuries in the Alaskan construction industry",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2005",
author="Husberg, B. J. and Fosbroke, D. E. and Conway, George A. and Mode, Nicolle A.",
volume="47",
number="5",
pages="428-433",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Construction industry workers are exposed to many hazards leading to fatal and nonfatal injuries. Information for nonfatal work-related injury surveillance may be vague and come from a variety of sources. METHODS: The Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR) is used as an injury surveillance tool to focus on hospitalized nonfatal injuries in the Alaskan construction industry. RESULTS: During 1991-1999, 717 workers in the Alaskan construction industry were hospitalized due to occupational injuries, with an average annual injury rate of 0.39 injuries/100 workers. Leading causes of injury included falls (48%) and machinery (15%). Thirty-four percent of the falls were from a building or structure, followed by falls from a ladder (24%). A fractured bone was the most common type of injury (57%). CONCLUSIONS: Information on hospitalized patients from the ATR focuses on the more severe and debilitating injuries, and provides valuable information for prioritizing injury prevention efforts in Alaska.",
language="",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.20158",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20158"
}