AbstractNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) surveillance efforts are directed towards identifying and studying high-risk industries. This research describes injuries and worker characteristics and suggests how these injuries may be prevented in one industry—the meatpacking industry. This industry has maintained the third highest injury rate among all U.S. manufacturing industries from 1976 through 1985. According to NIOSH data, 25 workers died from work-related injuries during 1980–1985. Injury data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Supplementary Data System show that 76% of injured workers suffered strains, sprains, lacerations, contusions, or abrasions. The two major types of injury are: Struck by or against objects (25%) and overexertion including lifting, pulling, and throwing (31 %). Handtools are involved in almost one half of all injuries. The occupations of over half of all injured workers are meat cutter (49%), butcher (2%), and packer and wrapper (4%). These findings suggest aiming preventive efforts towards workers in these jobs. However, more comprehensive and detailed surveillance systems are needed to further study workers at risk and evaluate preventive efforts.
Work-related injuries in the meatpacking industry
Journal of Safety Research ; 20 , 2 ; 47-53
1989-01-01
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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