TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Hospitalized nonfatal injuries in the Alaskan construction industry
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Husberg, B. J.
A1  - Fosbroke, D. E.
A1  - Conway, George A.
A1  - Mode, Nicolle A.
SP  - 428
EP  - 433
VL  - 47
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20158
ID  - ref1
ER  -