Work-Related Health Complaints and Injuries, and Health and Safety Perceptions of Latino Day Laborers

• Published in: Workplace health & safety Vol. 63; no. 8; p. 350
• Main Authors: Burgel, Barbara J, Nelson, Jr, Ronald W, White, Mary C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Prevalence; Protective Devices - utilization; San Francisco - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; San Francisco; health and safety training; personal protective equipment; injury; health and safety perceptions; Hispanic day laborers

This study describes socio-demographic, health, and work factors as well as health and safety perceptions of day laborers who reported work-related health complaints and injuries. The researchers completed a secondary data analysis of 217 interviews conducted in 2009 with day laborers in a large cit...