Characteristics of agricultural and occupational injuries by workers' compensation and other payer sources.
Am J Ind Med
; 62(11): 969-977, 2019 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Workers' compensation claims data are routinely used to identify and describe work-related injury for public health surveillance and research, yet the proportion of work-related injuries covered by workers' compensation, especially in the agricultural industry, is unknown.METHODS:
Using data from the Iowa Trauma Registry, we determined the sensitivity and specificity of the use of workers' compensation as a payer source to ascertain work-related injuries requiring acute care comparing agriculture with other rural industries.RESULTS:
The sensitivity of workers' compensation as a payer source to identify work-related agricultural injuries was 18.5%, suggesting that the large majority of occupational agricultural injuries would not be accurately identified through workers' compensation records. For rural nonagricultural, rural occupational injuries, the sensitivity was higher (64.2%). Work-related agricultural injuries were most frequently covered by private insurance (39.6%) and public insurance (21.4%), while rural nonagricultural injuries were most frequently covered by workers' compensation (65.2%).CONCLUSIONS:
Workers' compensation claims data will not include the majority of work-related agricultural injuries.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Indenização aos Trabalhadores
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Agricultura
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Traumatismos Ocupacionais
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ind Med
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article