Formerly The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2010 Jun;53(6):561-9. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20799.
Although a large number of Hispanic workers have entered the construction industry, few studies have estimated non-fatal work-related injuries for Hispanic construction workers at a national level. This study examines work-related injury conditions among Hispanic construction workers and assesses disparities between Hispanic and white, non-Hispanic workers.
Pooled data were analyzed from a large national population survey, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), between 1996 and 2002. More than 7,000 construction workers were identified from the MEPS data including 1,833 Hispanic workers and 4,533 white, non-Hispanic workers. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using SAS-callable SUDAAN.
Hispanic workers differ from white, non-Hispanic workers in demographic and socioeconomic status. After controlling for major risk factors, Hispanic construction workers were more likely than their white, non-Hispanic counterparts to suffer non-fatal work-related injury conditions (OR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.00-1.64).
This study provides important evidence concerning Hispanic workers' safety on construction sites. Enhanced safety and health programs for Hispanic construction workers and improved occupational injury data systems are recommended.
尽管大量西班牙裔工人进入了建筑行业，但很少有研究在全国范围内估计西班牙裔建筑工人的非致命工作相关伤害。本研究调查了西班牙裔建筑工人的工作相关伤害情况，并评估了西班牙裔和白种非西班牙裔工人之间的差异。
对 1996 年至 2002 年期间进行的一项大型全国人口调查——医疗支出面板调查（MEPS）中的汇总数据进行了分析。从 MEPS 数据中确定了超过 7000 名建筑工人，其中包括 1833 名西班牙裔工人和 4533 名白种非西班牙裔工人。使用 SAS 可调用 SUDAAN 进行单变量和多变量分析。
西班牙裔工人在人口统计学和社会经济地位方面与白种非西班牙裔工人不同。在控制了主要危险因素后，西班牙裔建筑工人比他们的白种非西班牙裔同行更有可能遭受非致命工作相关伤害（OR=1.28，95%CI：1.00-1.64）。
本研究为西班牙裔工人在建筑工地的安全提供了重要证据。建议为西班牙裔建筑工人制定更完善的安全和健康计划，并改进职业伤害数据系统。
