School of Nursing, Samuel Merritt University, 3100 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA.
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
Curr Environ Health Rep. 2017 Sep;4(3):349-354. doi: 10.1007/s40572-017-0152-1.
Immigrants experience higher rates of occupational injury and fatality than their native-born counterparts. This review summarizes the current data related to occupational/environmental exposures and explores potential reasons for the disparities.
Immigrant workers are employed in sectors that expose them to dangerous working conditions. They experience increased risk for exposure to heat, pesticides, hazardous chemicals, and cleaning agents, as well as physical hazards such as falls. Immigrant workers are at increased risk for occupational injury and fatality due to the nature of the work they traditionally perform, a lack of enforced safety regulations, and limited access to health care or worker's compensation benefits.
移民的职业伤害和死亡率高于其本土出生的同龄人。本文综述了与职业/环境暴露相关的现有数据，并探讨了造成这种差异的潜在原因。
移民工人受雇于那些使他们暴露于危险工作条件下的行业。他们面临更高的风险，容易接触到高温、杀虫剂、有害化学物质和清洁剂，以及物理危害，如跌倒。由于他们传统从事的工作性质、缺乏强制安全法规以及获得医疗保健或工人赔偿福利的机会有限，移民工人面临更高的职业伤害和死亡风险。
