West Virginia University Safety and Health Extension, West Virginia University Extension Service, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Department of Community and Environmental Health, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2021 Apr;64(4):301-309. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23228. Epub 2021 Feb 1.
The logging industry is known to have one of the highest rates of fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries in the United States. Perspectives on why this study is so hazardous may differ between logging company owners/operators and workers. In this study, we explored and compared the safety perspectives of logging company owners/operators and workers in West Virginia.
Using a mixed-methods approach, we analyzed survey (n = 245) and interview (n = 14) data collected in 2015 from logging company owners/operators and workers in West Virginia. Survey data were analyzed via logistic regression; interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Response patterns were contrasted by occupational status (owners/operators vs. workers) in both analyses.
Owners/operators and workers agreed on several aspects of workplace safety including the importance of personal protective equipment and the benefits of mechanization when timber harvesting. Key differences observed between owners/operators and workers included why injuries are underreported and the effects of production pressures on safety.
While there was much agreement, owners/operators and workers in the West Virginia logging industry reported differences in key domains of workplace safety. These differences should be taken into account when designing and implementing safety programs in the logging industry.
伐木业是美国职业伤亡率（致命和非致命）最高的行业之一。对于为什么这项研究如此危险，伐木业公司所有者/经营者和工人的看法可能不同。在这项研究中，我们探索并比较了西弗吉尼亚州伐木业公司所有者/经营者和工人的安全观点。
使用混合方法，我们分析了 2015 年从西弗吉尼亚州伐木业公司所有者/经营者和工人那里收集的调查（n=245）和访谈（n=14）数据。使用逻辑回归分析调查数据；使用主题分析分析访谈数据。在这两种分析中，通过职业地位（所有者/经营者与工人）对比响应模式。
所有者/经营者和工人在几个工作场所安全方面达成了一致，包括个人防护设备的重要性和木材采伐机械化的好处。在所有者/经营者和工人之间观察到的主要区别包括为什么受伤报告不足以及生产压力对安全的影响。
尽管存在很多共识，但西弗吉尼亚州伐木业的所有者/经营者和工人报告了工作场所安全关键领域的差异。在设计和实施伐木行业的安全计划时，应考虑这些差异。
