Trends in the Disproportionate Burden of Work-Related Traumatic Injuries Sustained by Latinos

Objective: Disproportionate occupational injury rates for Latinos are well documented, but there is limited information about whether disparity is increasing over time. This study describes trends in the burden of work-related traumatic injuries sustained by Latinos in Washington State. Methods: Was...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2012-10, Vol.54 (10), p.1239-1245
Main Authors: Sears, Jeanne M., Bowman, Stephen M., Silverstein, Barbara A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Health insurance
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Insurance coverage
Insurance, Health - statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health - trends
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Models, Biological
Occupational accidents
Occupational Injuries - epidemiology
Occupational Injuries - ethnology
Occupational medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Prevalence
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Registries - statistics & numerical data
Severity of Illness Index
Trauma
Washington - epidemiology
Washington - ethnology
Workers compensation
Workers' Compensation - statistics & numerical data
Workers' Compensation - trends
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: Disproportionate occupational injury rates for Latinos are well documented, but there is limited information about whether disparity is increasing over time. This study describes trends in the burden of work-related traumatic injuries sustained by Latinos in Washington State. Methods: Washington State Trauma Registry data from 1998 to 2008 were used to model annual change in the odds that a work-related traumatic injury was sustained by a Latino, controlling for demographics, injury-related factors, and Latino representation in the underlying labor force. Results: We found a 5% mean annual increase in the odds that a comparable work-related traumatic injury was sustained by a Latino (P = 0.007). Falls in industrial/mine/quarry locations were the strongest contributor to increasing disparity. Conclusions: Latinos bear an increasingly disproportionate burden of occupational injuries and are less likely to have health insurance coverage aside from workers' compensation.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/jom.0b013e31825a34ed