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The BLS survey of occupational injuries and illnesses: A primer
Author(s) -
Wiatrowski William J.
Publication year - 2014
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.22312
Subject(s) - medicine , occupational safety and health , government (linguistics) , environmental health , public health , occupational medicine , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , family medicine , occupational exposure , nursing , pathology , philosophy , linguistics
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is the nation's primary surveillance vehicle for nonfatal injuries and illnesses that occur in the workplace. Based on recordable injuries and illnesses as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the SOII provides annual counts and rates by industry and state for workers in private industry and state and local government. In addition, the SOII provides details about the most severe injuries and illnesses, including characteristics of the workers involved and details of the circumstances surrounding the incident. To accompany articles that discuss research into the completeness of SOII data, this commentary provides an overview of the SOII. Included is information about the history of capturing data on workplace injuries and illnesses, current survey processes, annual outputs, and an introduction to the current concerns about underreporting. Am. J. Ind. Med. 57:1085–1089, 2014. Published 2014. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.