Anderson J T, Hunting K L, Welch L S
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2000 Feb;42(2):176-86. doi: 10.1097/00043764-200002000-00016.
This article describes non-fatal injuries among Hispanic construction workers treated at an emergency department from 1990 to 1998. Medical and interview data were analyzed to evaluate and explain the workers' apparently inflated risk of injury. The majority of the injured Hispanic workers were employed in the less-skilled trades. Compared with other injured workers, Hispanics had a higher proportion of serious injuries and were disadvantaged in terms of training and union status. With the exception of union status, these differences largely disappeared after controlling for trade. The physical, financial, and emotional consequences were more apparent 1 year later for injured Hispanics, even after controlling for trade. These observations suggest that minority status is a predictor of trade and that trade is a predictor of injury risk. In addition to reducing injury hazards, interventions should address the limited employment and union membership options that are available to minority workers in the construction industry.
本文描述了1990年至1998年期间在急诊科接受治疗的西班牙裔建筑工人的非致命伤害情况。对医疗和访谈数据进行了分析，以评估并解释这些工人明显较高的受伤风险。大多数受伤的西班牙裔工人受雇于技能要求较低的行业。与其他受伤工人相比，西班牙裔工人重伤比例更高，在培训和工会会员身份方面处于劣势。除工会会员身份外，在控制行业因素后，这些差异基本消失。即使在控制行业因素后，受伤的西班牙裔工人在身体、经济和情感方面的后果在1年后更为明显。这些观察结果表明，少数族裔身份是行业的一个预测因素，而行业是受伤风险的一个预测因素。除了减少伤害风险外，干预措施还应解决建筑行业中少数族裔工人就业选择有限和工会会员资格有限的问题。
