Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Oct;54(10):1239-45. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825a34ed.
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.
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.
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.
Latinos bear an increasingly disproportionate burden of occupational injuries and are less likely to have health insurance coverage aside from workers' compensation.
拉丁裔人群的职业伤害比例过高已得到充分证实，但关于这种差距是否随着时间的推移而增加，相关信息有限。本研究描述了华盛顿州拉丁裔人群工作相关创伤性损伤负担的趋势。
利用华盛顿州创伤登记处 1998 年至 2008 年的数据，在控制人口统计学、伤害相关因素以及劳动力中拉丁裔代表性的情况下，对每年因工作相关创伤性损伤而由拉丁裔人群承担的几率进行建模。
我们发现，拉丁裔人群因工作相关创伤性损伤而承担的几率每年平均增加 5%（P=0.007）。工业/矿山/采石场地点的跌倒事件是导致差距日益扩大的主要原因。
拉丁裔人群承受着不成比例的职业伤害负担，并且除了工人赔偿之外，他们获得医疗保险的可能性较小。
