Workers’ compensation injury claims of aviation industry worker injuries in Alaska, 2014–2015
Aviation operations in Alaska often occur in remote locations and during inclement weather. Limited infrastructure and staff in some locations often requires aviation workers to perform tasks outside of their specific job descriptions. Researchers identified workers’ compensation claims as a valuabl...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:69d46280a6bc4f94a2f86bfe9c714a28 2023-05-15T15:08:53+02:00 Workers’ compensation injury claims of aviation industry worker injuries in Alaska, 2014–2015 Kyle M. Moller Mary B. O’Connor Jennifer R. Lee Devin L. Lucas Joanna R. Watson 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1838163 https://doaj.org/article/69d46280a6bc4f94a2f86bfe9c714a28 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1838163 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2020.1838163 https://doaj.org/article/69d46280a6bc4f94a2f86bfe9c714a28 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 79, Iss 1 (2020) alaska aviation occupational injuries workers’ compensation Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1838163 2022-12-31T16:29:55Z Aviation operations in Alaska often occur in remote locations and during inclement weather. Limited infrastructure and staff in some locations often requires aviation workers to perform tasks outside of their specific job descriptions. Researchers identified workers’ compensation claims as a valuable data source to characterise nonfatal injuries among Alaskan aviation workers. Keyword searches of injury claim narrative fields and industry codes were used to identify potentially aviation-related workers’ compensation claims during 2014–2015. These claims were manually reviewed to verify whether aviation related and manually coded according to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics’ Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System. There were 875 aviation-related injury claims accepted during 2014–2015. Ramp/baggage/cargo agents incurred the most injuries (35%), followed by mechanics/maintenance workers (15%). Among all workers, Overexertion and Bodily Reaction (40%) was most often cited as the injury event, followed by Contact with Objects and Equipment (28%), and Falls, Slips, Trips (22%). Sprains, strains, tears were the most frequent nature of injury (55%). Cargo/freight/luggage was the most frequent source of injury (24%). The 3 most frequently identified injury event types were responsible for over 90% of all injuries, which indicates that preventive interventions should be directed towards tasks rather than occupational groups. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 79 1 1838163 |
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Aviation operations in Alaska often occur in remote locations and during inclement weather. Limited infrastructure and staff in some locations often requires aviation workers to perform tasks outside of their specific job descriptions. Researchers identified workers’ compensation claims as a valuable data source to characterise nonfatal injuries among Alaskan aviation workers. Keyword searches of injury claim narrative fields and industry codes were used to identify potentially aviation-related workers’ compensation claims during 2014–2015. These claims were manually reviewed to verify whether aviation related and manually coded according to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics’ Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System. There were 875 aviation-related injury claims accepted during 2014–2015. Ramp/baggage/cargo agents incurred the most injuries (35%), followed by mechanics/maintenance workers (15%). Among all workers, Overexertion and Bodily Reaction (40%) was most often cited as the injury event, followed by Contact with Objects and Equipment (28%), and Falls, Slips, Trips (22%). Sprains, strains, tears were the most frequent nature of injury (55%). Cargo/freight/luggage was the most frequent source of injury (24%). The 3 most frequently identified injury event types were responsible for over 90% of all injuries, which indicates that preventive interventions should be directed towards tasks rather than occupational groups. |
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Workers’ compensation injury claims of aviation industry worker injuries in Alaska, 2014–2015 |
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