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Factors contributing to construction injury at Denver International Airport
Author(s) -
Glazner Judith,
Bondy Jessica,
Lezotte Dennis C.,
Lipscomb Hester,
Guarini Kenneth
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.20108
Subject(s) - carpentry , medicine , occupational safety and health , occupational injury , work (physics) , injury prevention , payment , payroll , forensic engineering , workers' compensation , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , poison control , engineering , compensation (psychology) , civil engineering , business , accounting , finance , mechanical engineering , psychology , pathology , psychoanalysis
Background Detailed information about factors contributing to construction injury is important to support design of safety programs directed at particular risks. Methods We linked over 4,000 injury reports, including text describing injury events, with an administrative workers' compensation (WC) database, and, using Haddon's matrix as a framework, classified factors contributing to injury during construction of Denver International Airport (DIA). Results Patterns of contributing factors varied according to injury mechanism and type of work: environmental factors contributed more than any other factor to slip/trip injuries, and building materials contributed to more than 40% of injuries to workers in carpentry, concrete construction, glass installation, and roofing. Rates at which factors contributed to injury also varied among types of work: environmental factors contributed at relatively high rates to injuries in glass installation, metal/steel installation and iron/steel erection ≥ 2 stories, and victim factors contributed at high rates to conduit construction and metal/steel installation injuries. WC payment rates for different factors varied widely, ranging from $0.53/$100 payroll to $3.08/$100. Discussion This approach allows systematic analysis of classes of injuries, contributing factors, types of work, and other variables to assist in setting prevention priorities. Am. J. Ind. Med. 47:27–36, 2005. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.