私人雇主的呼吸器相关工人赔偿索赔 - 俄俄州,2001-2018年
Laura Kurth1, Alysha R Meyers2, Steven J Wurzelbacher2
1Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1000 Frederick Ln. Mailstop HG900.2, Morgantown, WV 26508, United States.
Journal of safety research
|September 9, 2024
概括
在俄俄州发现了与工作相关的呼吸道索赔,通常是急性且涉及过敏反应. 主要原因包括化学物质暴露和蒸汽,气体,尘埃或烟雾 (VGDF) 暴露,特别是在农业,公共安全和制造业.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 呼吸系统医学 呼吸系统医学
- 公共卫生监督 公共卫生监督
背景情况:
- 与工作相关的呼吸道疾病导致显著的发病率,死亡率和残疾.
- 关于职业呼吸道疾病影响的原因,性质和行业的数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 在俄俄州工人赔偿局 (OHBWC) 系统中识别与呼吸系统相关的索赔.
- 描述这些索赔和相关的工人人口统计数据.
- 为了告知职业呼吸道疾病的公共卫生监测.
主要方法:
- 使用国际疾病分类临床修改 (ICD-CM) 呼吸系统疾病的诊断代码.
- 在OHBWC系统中分析了2001年至2018年期间提交的200多万起索赔.
- 从叙事文本中提取了索赔特征和原因.
主要成果:
- 确定了23015个与呼吸系统相关的索赔 (每10,000个FTE中的5.8).
- 过敏反应 (54.6%) 和物质有毒作用 (30.6%) 是常见的诊断.
- 主要原因包括化学物质暴露 (30.3%),活动暗示暴露 (24.4%),以及蒸汽,气体,尘埃或烟雾 (VGDF) 暴露 (19.3%).
- 农业,林业和渔业 (11.4/10,000 FTE),公共安全 (11.3/10,000 FTE) 和制造业 (10.7/10,000 FTE) 的索赔率最高.
结论:
- 在OHBWC系统中,呼吸道要求经常是急性,过敏反应是重要的组成部分.
- 索赔叙述为与工作相关的暴露和导致呼吸系统疾病的事件提供了宝贵的见解.
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