Occupational medicine clinical practice data reveal increased injury rates among Hispanic workers.
Adolescent
Adult
Black or African American
/ statistics & numerical data
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arm Injuries
/ ethnology
Asian
/ statistics & numerical data
Back Injuries
/ ethnology
Female
Hand Injuries
/ ethnology
Hispanic or Latino
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Minnesota
/ epidemiology
Minority Groups
/ statistics & numerical data
Occupational Injuries
/ ethnology
Occupational Medicine
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
Shoulder Injuries
/ ethnology
White People
/ statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
immigrant
injury
minority
occupation
refugee
worker
Journal
American journal of industrial medicine
ISSN: 1097-0274
Titre abrégé: Am J Ind Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8101110
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2019
04 2019
Historique:
accepted:
22
12
2018
pubmed:
31
1
2019
medline:
16
7
2020
entrez:
31
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Minnesota has an ethnically diverse labor force, with the largest number of refugees per capita in the United States. In recent years, Minnesota has been and continues to be a major site for immigrant and refugee resettlement in the United States, with a large population of both immigrant and native born Hmong, Hispanic, and East Africans. This study seeks to evaluate the injury risk among the evolving minority workforce in the Minnesota Twin Cities region. A retrospective cohort study identifying work-related injuries following pre-employment examinations was performed using electronic health records from a large multi-clinic occupational medicine practice. Preplacement examinations and subsequent work-related injuries were pulled from the electronic health record using representative ICD-10 codes for surveillance examinations and injuries. This study included patient records collected over a 2-year period from January 1, 2015, through December, 2016. The patients in this cohort worked in a wide-array of occupations including production, assembly, construction, law enforcement, among others. Hispanic minority workers were twice as likely to be injured at work compared with White workers. Hispanics were 2.89 times more likely to develop back injuries compared with non-Hispanic workers, and 1.86 times more likely to develop upper extremity injuries involving the hand, wrist, or elbow. Clinical practice data shows that Hispanic workers are at increased risk for work-related injuries in Minnesota. They were especially susceptible to back and upper extremity injuries. Lower injury rates in non-Hispanic minority workers, may be the result of injury underreporting and require further investigation.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Minnesota has an ethnically diverse labor force, with the largest number of refugees per capita in the United States. In recent years, Minnesota has been and continues to be a major site for immigrant and refugee resettlement in the United States, with a large population of both immigrant and native born Hmong, Hispanic, and East Africans. This study seeks to evaluate the injury risk among the evolving minority workforce in the Minnesota Twin Cities region.
METHODS
A retrospective cohort study identifying work-related injuries following pre-employment examinations was performed using electronic health records from a large multi-clinic occupational medicine practice. Preplacement examinations and subsequent work-related injuries were pulled from the electronic health record using representative ICD-10 codes for surveillance examinations and injuries. This study included patient records collected over a 2-year period from January 1, 2015, through December, 2016. The patients in this cohort worked in a wide-array of occupations including production, assembly, construction, law enforcement, among others.
RESULTS
Hispanic minority workers were twice as likely to be injured at work compared with White workers. Hispanics were 2.89 times more likely to develop back injuries compared with non-Hispanic workers, and 1.86 times more likely to develop upper extremity injuries involving the hand, wrist, or elbow.
CONCLUSION
Clinical practice data shows that Hispanic workers are at increased risk for work-related injuries in Minnesota. They were especially susceptible to back and upper extremity injuries. Lower injury rates in non-Hispanic minority workers, may be the result of injury underreporting and require further investigation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30697792
doi: 10.1002/ajim.22949
pmc: PMC6590790
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
309-316Subventions
Organisme : NIOSH CDC HHS
ID : 5T42OH00843413
Pays : United States
Organisme : HealthPartners RED Grant
Pays : International
Informations de copyright
© 2019 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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