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Worker and Worksite Factors in DIA Construction Injury.

PB2006103491

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Glazner, J.; Bondy, J.; Lipscomb, H.; Lezotte, D.; Guarini, K.
Page Count	32
Abstract	The objectives are: (1) to develop a method to capture factors contributing to injury from the text of injury reports; (2) to link injury report text with a corresponding workers' compensation administrative database; (3) to analyze the linked data to determine factors contributing to specific types of injury and types of work; (4) to estimate injury and payment rates for each contributing factor; and (4) to analyze injury report text for specific injury mechanisms with particularly high rates of occurrence or particularly high payment rates.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Construction workers Injuries Airports Accident investigations Work environments Work patterns Industrial accidents Hazards Compensation Environmental factors Personnel Occurrence Cost analysis Statistical data Data bases Accident prevention Intervention Denver International Airport(DIA)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Colorado Univ. Health Sciences Center, Denver.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200610

Worker and Worksite Factors in DIA Construction Injury.

Worker and Worksite Factors in DIA Construction Injury.
PB2006103491

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Glazner, J.; Bondy, J.; Lipscomb, H.; Lezotte, D.; Guarini, K.
Page Count	32
Abstract	The objectives are: (1) to develop a method to capture factors contributing to injury from the text of injury reports; (2) to link injury report text with a corresponding workers' compensation administrative database; (3) to analyze the linked data to determine factors contributing to specific types of injury and types of work; (4) to estimate injury and payment rates for each contributing factor; and (4) to analyze injury report text for specific injury mechanisms with particularly high rates of occurrence or particularly high payment rates.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Construction workers Injuries Airports Accident investigations Work environments Work patterns Industrial accidents Hazards Compensation Environmental factors Personnel Occurrence Cost analysis Statistical data Data bases Accident prevention Intervention Denver International Airport(DIA)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	Colorado Univ. Health Sciences Center, Denver.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200610