Increased all-cause mortality following occupational injury: a comparison of two states
Conclusions
All-cause mortality for Washington workers with lost-time injuries was higher than for those with medical-only injuries. Estimated HRs for Washington were consistent with those previously estimated for New Mexico, a less populous state with lower median wages and a different workers’ compensation insurance mechanism. This suggests that the relationship between workplace injury and long-term mortality may be generalisable to other US states. These findings support greater efforts to enhance safety and to investigate factors that improve postinjury employment opportunities and long-term health. This association should be examined in additional locations, with different study conditions, or using additional data on pre-injury risk factors.
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Boden, L. I., Asfaw, A., Busey, A., Tripodis, Y., O'Leary, P. K., Applebaum, K. M., Stokes, A. C., Fox, M. P. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research
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