Thermal burn and electrical injuries among electric utility workers, 1995–2004

• Published in: Burns Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 209 - 220
• Main Authors: Fordyce, Tiffani A, Kelsh, Michael, Lu, Elizabeth T, Sahl, Jack D, Yager, Janice W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2007; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Accidents, Occupational - economics; Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data; Accidents, Occupational - trends; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Burn; Burn injuries; Burns; Burns - economics; Burns - epidemiology; Burns - etiology; Burns, Chemical - economics; Burns, Chemical - epidemiology; Burns, Electric - economics; Burns, Electric - epidemiology; Cost of Illness; Critical Care; Electric Injuries - economics; Electric Injuries - epidemiology; Electric Injuries - etiology; Electric shock; Electric utility workers; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Occupational health; Occupational injury; Occupations - statistics & numerical data; Thermal burn; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; United States - epidemiology; Workers' Compensation - economics; Workers' Compensation - statistics & numerical data; United States; Burn; Electric shock; Occupational injury; Thermal burn; Electric utility workers; Occupational health; Burn injuries; Human; Skin disease; Electrocution; Health; Electric; Electrical burn; Occupational accident; Treatment; Worker; Lesion

Abstract This study describes the occurrence of work-related injuries from thermal-, electrical- and chemical-burns among electric utility workers. We describe injury trends by occupation, body part injured, age, sex, and circumstances surrounding the injury. This analysis includes all thermal, elec...