@article {6552, title = {Risk factors for occupational injuries among older workers: an analysis of the health and retirement study.}, journal = {Am J Public Health}, volume = {86}, year = {1996}, month = {1996 Sep}, pages = {1306-9}, publisher = {86}, abstract = {

OBJECTIVES: This study examined risk factors for occupational injury among older workers.

METHODS: We analyzed data on 6854 employed nonfarmers from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a population-based sample of Americans 51 through 61 years old.

RESULTS: Occupational injuries were associated with the following: the occupations of mechanics and repairers (odds ratio [OR] = 2.27), service personnel (OR = 1.68), and laborers (OR = 2.18); jobs requiring heavy lifting (OR = 2.75); workers{\textquoteright} impaired hearing (OR = 1.60) and impaired vision (OR = 1.53); and jobs requiring good vision (OR = 1.43). Self-employment was associated with fewer injuries (OR = 0.47).

CONCLUSIONS: These results emphasize the importance of a good match between job demands and worker capabilities.

}, keywords = {Accidents, Occupational, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Diseases, Regression Analysis, Retirement, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, United States, Wounds and Injuries}, issn = {0090-0036}, doi = {10.2105/ajph.86.9.1306}, author = {Zwerling, Craig and Nancy L. Sprince and Robert B Wallace and Charles S. Davis and Paul S. Whitten and Steven G Heeringa} }