Occupational burns in Washington State, 1989-1993.
Occupational burns in Washington State, 1989-1993.
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1989 年至 1993 年华盛顿州的职业烧伤。
DOI：
10.1097/00043764-199812000-00008
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发表时间：
1998
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
J. Kaufman
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作者：
J. E. McCullough;A. K. Henderson;J. Kaufman
在美国，职业性烧伤每年都会导致显著的发病率;然而，很少有研究报告工人烧伤风险增加的行业或工作场所。使用华盛顿州劳工和工业部（L和I）计算机化工人赔偿数据库来描述5年内与工作有关的烧伤。从1989年到1993年，L和I受理了27，323起职业性烧伤索赔，其中71.4%为热烧伤，26.8%为化学烧伤。最常见的伤害来源是食用油（14%）和热水/蒸汽（13%）。在受伤的工人中，从事食品准备或食品处理的工人所占比例最高（30%）。矿石冶炼、烧结或精炼行业的热烧伤率最高，每年每100名全职工人中有15.0人烧伤，其次是造纸、纸浆或木纤维制造业，比例为5.8，然后是屋顶工作，比例为4.3。从事危险废物填埋清理的行业的化学烧伤率最高，为4.9，其次是便携式清洁和洗涤，为3.5，造纸、纸浆和木纤维制造，为2.6。需要进一步研究以确定导致烧伤的工作实践，以减少这种可预防的职业伤害的发生率。
Occupational burns cause significant morbidity in the United States each year; however, there are few studies that report industries or workplaces where workers are at an increased risk of burn injuries. Washington State's Department of Labor and Industries (L and I) computerized workers' compensation database was used to describe work-related burns over 5 years. From 1989 to 1993, L and I accepted 27,323 claims for occupational burns, 71.4% of them thermal burns and 26.8% chemical burns. The most common sources of injury were cooking oils (14%) and hot water/steam (13%). Workers involved in food preparation or food handling accounted for the highest proportion of injured workers (30%). Industries involved in the smelting, sintering, or refining of ore had the highest rate for thermal burns, with a rate of 15.0 burn injuries per 100 full-time equivalent workers per year, followed by paper, pulp, or wood fiber manufacturing, with a rate of 5.8, then roof work, with a rate of 4.3. Industries involved in hazardous waste landfill clean-up had the highest rate for chemical burns, with a rate of 4.9, followed by portable cleaning and washing, with a rate of 3.5, and paper, pulp, and wood fiber manufacturing, with a rate of 2.6. Further study is needed to identify work practices that result in burn injuries in order to decrease the incidence of this preventable occupational injury.