Fordyce Tiffani A, Leonhard Megan J, Watson Heather N, Mezei Gabor, Vergara Ximena P, Krishen Lovely
Exponent, Inc., Health Sciences Group, Oakland, California.
Exponent, Inc., Health Sciences Group, Bellevue, Washington.
Am J Ind Med. 2016 Nov;59(11):948-958. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22621. Epub 2016 Jun 27.
The electric power industry represents a unique subset of the U.S. workforce. We aimed to evaluate the relationships between occupational category, nature of injury, and injury severity among electric power industry workers.
The Occupational Health and Safety Database (1995-2013) was used to calculate injury rates, assess patterns of injury severity, and identify at-risk occupations in this population.
Over the surveillance period, a total of 63,193 injuries were reported. Overall, and severe injury rates were 3.20 and 0.52 per 100 employee-years, respectively. The fatal injury rate was 3.29 per 100,000 employee-years. Line workers experienced the highest risk for fatal injuries and second highest for non-fatal severe injuries, following meter readers. The most severe non-fatal injuries were hernia and rupture; multiple injuries; and CTD/RSI. Fatal injuries were most commonly associated with vehicle collisions and contact with electric current.
Industry specific surveillance and interventions tailored to high-risk occupations are needed to further reduce severe injuries in this population. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:948-958, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
电力行业是美国劳动力中的一个独特子集。我们旨在评估电力行业工人的职业类别、伤害性质和伤害严重程度之间的关系。
使用职业健康与安全数据库（1995 - 2013年）来计算伤害率、评估伤害严重程度模式，并确定该人群中的高危职业。
在监测期内，共报告了63,193起伤害事件。总体而言，轻伤率和重伤率分别为每100员工年3.20起和0.52起。致命伤害率为每100,000员工年3.29起。线路工人遭受致命伤害的风险最高，非致命重伤风险仅次于抄表员，位居第二。最严重的非致命伤害是疝气和破裂；多处受伤；以及累积性创伤疾病/重复性劳损。致命伤害最常与车辆碰撞和触电有关。
需要针对高危职业进行特定行业的监测和干预，以进一步减少该人群中的严重伤害。《美国工业医学杂志》59:948 - 958，2016年。© 2016威利期刊公司。
