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Hospitalized nonfatal injuries in the Alaskan construction industry
Bradley J Husberg1, David E Fosbroke, George A Conway
1National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, USA. bjh9@cdc.gov
Background:
Construction industry workers are exposed to many hazards leading to fatal and nonfatal injuries. Information for nonfatal work-related injury surveillance may be vague and come from a variety of sources.
Methods:
The Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR) is used as an injury surveillance tool to focus on hospitalized nonfatal injuries in the Alaskan construction industry.
Results:
During 1991-1999, 717 workers in the Alaskan construction industry were hospitalized due to occupational injuries, with an average annual injury rate of 0.39 injuries/100 workers. Leading causes of injury included falls (48%) and machinery (15%). Thirty-four percent of the falls were from a building or structure, followed by falls from a ladder (24%). A fractured bone was the most common type of injury (57%).
Conclusions:
Information on hospitalized patients from the ATR focuses on the more severe and debilitating injuries, and provides valuable information for prioritizing injury prevention efforts in Alaska.
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