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 NIOSH Publication No. 2004-146

Worker Health Chartbook 2004

 Worker Health Chartbook > Table of Contents
Table of Contents

Index
Ordering Information
Foreword
Preface
Abstract
Abbreviations
Glossary
Acknowledgments

*Chapter 1 • Characteristics of U.S. Workers
*Introduction
*Background
*Scope
*Chapter 1 Overview
*Worker Demographics
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Fastest Growing Occupations
*Worker Health Status
*Fatal Injuries
*Injuries and Illnesses
*Magnitude and Trend
*Industry
*Rates among States
*Illness
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Characteristics of Injured and Ill Workers and Their Injuries and Illnesses
*Characteristics of Injured and Ill Workers
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Severity of Injuries and Illnesses
*Length of Service
*Characteristics of the Injury or Illness
*Nature of Injury or Illness
*Body Part Affected
*Source of Injury or Illness
*Event of Exposure
*References

*Chapter 2 • Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries, and Selected Illnesses and Conditions
*Anxiety, Stress, and Neurotic Disorders
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Bloodborne Infections and Percutaneous Exposures
*Magnitude and Trend
*Occupation
*Medical Devices
*Hollow-Bore Needles
*Fatal Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Causes of Death
*Occupation
*Industry
*Event or Exposure
*Hearing Loss
*Reporting Sources
*Age
*Industry
*Lead Toxicity
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Musculoskeletal Disorders
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers by State
*Rates among States
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
*Annual Survey of Employer's for CTS (BLS)
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Case-Based Reporting of CTS (California SENSOR)
*Occupation
*Job Activity
*Disorders Associated with Repeated Trauma
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Tendonitis
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Nonfatal Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Industry
*Nonfatal Injuries Involving Days Away from Work
*Amputations
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Back, Including Spine and Spinal Cord
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Bruises and Contusions
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Heat Burns and Scalds
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Cuts and Lacerations
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Fractures
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Sprains, Strains, and Tears
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Disorders Due to Physical Agents
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Poisoning
*Annual Survey of Employers: Reports of Occupational Poisoning (BLS)
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Case-Based Reporting of Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury (SENSOR)
*Age
*Sex
*Occupation
*Industry
*Agent or Exposure
*Respiratory Diseases
*Asthma
*Reporting Sources
*Occupation
*Industry
*Agents or Exposure
*Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Sex and Race
*Mesothelioma
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Sex and Race
*Occupation and Industry
*Pneumoconioses
*Magnitude and Trend
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Asbestosis
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Occupation and Industry
*Byssinosis
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Occupation and Industry
*Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Occupation and Industry
*Pneumoconiosis, Other or Unspecified
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Occupation and Industry
*Silicosis
*Silicosis Prevalence
*Source of Reports
*Occupation
*Industry
*Silicosis Mortality
*Magnitude and Trend
*Rates among States
*Occupation and Industry
*Dust Diseases of the Lungs
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Respiratory Conditions Due to Toxic Agents
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Tuberculosis (TB)
*Magnitude and Trend
*Skin Diseases and Disorders
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Dermatitis
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*References

*Chapter 3 • Focus on Agriculture
*Fatal Agriculture Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Race/Ethnicity
*Sources and Causes of Death
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Youths
*Age
*Causes of Death
*Numbers among States
*Nonfatal Agriculture Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Numbers and Rates among States
*Type of Farm
*Source of Injury
*Youths on Farms
*Youths on Minority Farms
*Youths on Hispanic Farms
*Farm Workers
*Migrant Status
*Years in Farm Work
*Age
*Sex and Hispanic Ethnicity
*Nonfatal Injuries
*Health Conditions or Symptoms
*Joint or Muscle Pain
*Dermatitis
*Wheezing
*References

*Chapter 4 • High-Risk Industries and Occupations
*Mining
*Employment
*Surface
*Underground
*Fatal Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Type of Employer and Commodity
*Work Location
*Type of Incident
*Size of Operation (Employment)
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Magnitude and Trend
*Type of Employer and Commodity
*Surface
*Underground
*Work Location and Type of Incident
*Age
*Sex
*Severity
*Experience
*Metal/Nonmetal Mines
*Coal Mines
*Hearing Loss
*Fatal Illnesses
*Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
*Construction Trades
*Distributions of Construction Workers by Trade
*Fatal
*Age
*Race/Ethnicity
*Occupation
*Establishment Size
*Event or Exposure
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Occupation
*Event or Exposure
*Brickmasons
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Carpenters
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Drywall Installers
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Electricians
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Ironworkers
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Construction Laborers
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Operating Engineers
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Painters
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Plumbers
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Roofers
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Truck Drivers
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Welders and Cutters
*Fatal Injuries
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*References

*Chapter 5 • Special Populations
*Introduction
*Employment and Age
*Fatal Injuries and Age
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Age
*Severity
*Young Workers
*Fatal Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Event or Exposure
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Magnitude and Trend
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Case-Based Reporting of Work-Related Injuries to Adolescents in Massachusetts (SENSOR)
*Data Sources
*Age and Sex
*Type of Injury
*Industry
*Older Workers
*Fatal Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Sex
*Race/Ethnicity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Event or Exposure
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Magnitude and Trend
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*Hispanic Workers
*Fatal Injuries
*Magnitude and Trend
*Age
*Sex
*Occupation
*Industry
*Event or Exposure
*Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses
*Magnitude and Trend
*Severity
*Occupation
*Industry
*References

Appendix A • Survey and Surveillance Program Descriptions

Appendix B • Data and Analysis Methods

Appendix C • Bibliography

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