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Occupational and non-occupational factors associated with work-related injuries among construction workers in the USA
Background:
Many factors contribute to occupational injuries. However, these factors have been compartmentalized and isolated in most studies.
Objective:
To examine the relationship between work-related injuries and multiple occupational and non-occupational factors among construction workers in the USA.
Methods:
Data from the 1988-2000 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (N = 12,686) were analyzed. Job exposures and health behaviors were examined and used as independent variables in four multivariate logistic regression models to identify associations with occupational injuries.
Results:
After controlling for demographic variables, occupational injuries were 18% (95% CI: 1.04-1.34) more likely in construction than in non-construction. Blue-collar occupations, job physical efforts, multiple jobs, and long working hours accounted for the escalated risk in construction. Smoking, obesity/overweight, and cocaine use significantly increased the risk of work-related injury when demographics and occupational factors were held constant.
Conclusions:
Workplace injuries are better explained by simultaneously examining occupational and non-occupational characteristics.
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