Citation

Mulloy KB, Moraga-McHaley S, Crandall CS, Kesler DO. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2007; 50(12): 910-920.

Affiliation

Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Denver Health Occupational Health and Safety, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajim.20521

PMID

17975797

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The current study characterizes patterns of occupational injury fatalities in New Mexico for the 5-year period 1998-2002. METHODS: The study applied methods developed by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CSTE/NIOSH) Occupational Health Indicator Work Group and compared the relative strength and weakness of two different datasets (CFOI and NMVRHS) for occupational injury fatality surveillance. RESULTS: Annual occupational injury mortality rates ranged from 4.4 to 7.6 per 100,000 employed persons aged 16 and over compared to annual US rates of 4.0-4.6 per 100,000. Risk factors for higher mortality rates included age over 65 years, self-employment, non-US citizenship, being African-American or Hispanic, and occurrence in rural counties. The top industry for fatality rate was mining followed by transportation, public utilities, agriculture, and construction. CONCLUSIONS: Applying CSTE/NIOSH Occupational Health Indicator protocol and using both CFOI and NMVRHS data improved the characterization of occupational injury mortality and the setting of priorities for prevention intervention.

Language: en