descriptive epidemiology of serious work-related injuries in british columbia, canada描述性流行病学严重工伤在不列颠哥伦比亚,加拿大.pdfVIP

Descriptive Epidemiology of Serious Work-Related Injuries in British Columbia, Canada 1 1,2,3 1,3 Jonathan Fan *, Christopher B. McLeod , Mieke Koehoorn 1 School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2 College for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 3 Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Abstract Objective: This study examined the rates and distribution of serious work-related injuries by demographic, work and injury characteristics in British Columbia, Canada from 2002–2008, using population-based data. Methods: Claims for workers with a serious injury were extracted from workers’ compensation data. Serious injuries were defined by long duration, high cost, serious medical diagnosis, or fatality. Workforce estimates were used to calculate stratum-specific rates. Rate-ratios (RR) and 95% CIs were calculated using negative binomial regression for the comparison of rates, adjusting for gender, age and occupation. Results: Women had a lower overall serious injury rate compared to men (RR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.87–0.99). The 35–44 age group had the highest overall rate compared to the youngest age group. The rate for severe strains/sprains was similarly high for men and women in the 35–44 age group, although there was a differential pattern by gender for other injury types: the rate of fracture was similar across age groups for men, but increased with age for women (RR: 2.7, 95% CI: 2.2–3.3); and the rate of severe falls increased with age for men and women, with a larger three-fold increase for older women (men: RR: 1.