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Unreported workers’ compensation claims to the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Establishment factors

BACKGROUND: Studies suggest employers underreport injuries to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII); less is known about reporting differences by establishment characteristics. METHODS: We linked SOII data to Washington State workers’ compensation claims...

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Autores principales: Wuellner, Sara E., Adams, Darrin A., Bonauto, David K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26792563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22563
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description BACKGROUND: Studies suggest employers underreport injuries to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII); less is known about reporting differences by establishment characteristics. METHODS: We linked SOII data to Washington State workers’ compensation claims data, using unemployment insurance data to improve linking accuracy. We used multivariable regression models to estimate incidence ratios (IR) of unreported workers’ compensation claims for establishment characteristics. RESULTS: An estimated 70% of workers’ compensation claims were reported in SOII. Claims among state and local government establishments were most likely to be reported. Compared to large manufacturing establishments, unreported claims were most common among small educational services establishments (IR = 2.47, 95%CI: 1.52–4.01) and large construction establishments (IR = 2.05, 95%CI: 1.77–2.37). CONCLUSIONS: Underreporting of workers’ compensation claims to SOII varies by establishment characteristics, obscuring true differences in work injury incidence. Findings may differ from previous research due to differences in study methods. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:274–289, 2016. © 2016 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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spelling pubmed-50666422016-11-01 Unreported workers’ compensation claims to the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Establishment factors Wuellner, Sara E. Adams, Darrin A. Bonauto, David K. Am J Ind Med Research Articles BACKGROUND: Studies suggest employers underreport injuries to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII); less is known about reporting differences by establishment characteristics. METHODS: We linked SOII data to Washington State workers’ compensation claims data, using unemployment insurance data to improve linking accuracy. We used multivariable regression models to estimate incidence ratios (IR) of unreported workers’ compensation claims for establishment characteristics. RESULTS: An estimated 70% of workers’ compensation claims were reported in SOII. Claims among state and local government establishments were most likely to be reported. Compared to large manufacturing establishments, unreported claims were most common among small educational services establishments (IR = 2.47, 95%CI: 1.52–4.01) and large construction establishments (IR = 2.05, 95%CI: 1.77–2.37). CONCLUSIONS: Underreporting of workers’ compensation claims to SOII varies by establishment characteristics, obscuring true differences in work injury incidence. Findings may differ from previous research due to differences in study methods. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:274–289, 2016. © 2016 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016-01-21 2016-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5066642/ /pubmed/26792563 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22563 Text en © 2016 The Authors. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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Unreported workers’ compensation claims to the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Establishment factors
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title_fullStr Unreported workers’ compensation claims to the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Establishment factors
title_full_unstemmed Unreported workers’ compensation claims to the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Establishment factors
title_short Unreported workers’ compensation claims to the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Establishment factors
title_sort unreported workers’ compensation claims to the bls survey of occupational injuries and illnesses: establishment factors
topic Research Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26792563
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22563
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