@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of nonfatal occupational injuries among U.S. workers with and without disabilities",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2015",
author="Shi, Junxin and Gardner, Stephen and Wheeler, Krista K. and Thompson, Meghan C. and Lu, Bo and Stallones, Lorann and Xiang, Huiyun",
volume="58",
number="2",
pages="168-177",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Workers with disabilities have a higher risk of nonfatal occupational injuries than workers without disabilities. The characteristics of these injuries are not well described. <br><br>METHODS: Using 1997-2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data, we compared the nonfatal occupational injuries sustained by U.S. workers with and without disabilities. <br><br>RESULTS: Overexertion or strenuous movements and falls accounted for 56.7% of all occupational injuries in workers with disabilities, compared with 45.6% in workers without a disability. Workers with disabilities were more frequently injured in the lower extremity (32.3% vs. 26.6%) or torso (22.9% vs. 16.9%). Workers with disabilities sustained more unspecified injuries (13.5% vs. 7.9%) and fewer open wound injuries (15.7% vs. 24.2%) than their counterparts without a disability. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: U.S. workers with disabilities had a higher rate of occupational injuries and these injuries tended to be more severe and were more likely to be caused by overexertion/ strenuous movement or falls. Am. J. Ind. Med. 58:168-177, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22395",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22395"
}