TY - JOUR T1 - Risk factors for occupational injuries among older workers: an analysis of the health and retirement study. JF - Am J Public Health Y1 - 1996 A1 - Zwerling, Craig A1 - Nancy L. Sprince A1 - Robert B Wallace A1 - Charles S. Davis A1 - Paul S. Whitten A1 - Steven G Heeringa KW - Accidents, Occupational KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Educational Status KW - Female KW - Health Status KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Occupational Diseases KW - Regression Analysis KW - Retirement KW - Risk Factors KW - Sex Factors KW - United States KW - Wounds and Injuries AB -

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' 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.

PB - 86 VL - 86 IS - 9 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8806386?dopt=Abstract U4 - Accidents, Occupational/Educational Status/Health Status/Gender/Middle Age/Occupational Diseases/Regression Analysis/Retirement/Risk Factors/Sex Factors/Support, Non U.S. Government/Support, U.S. Government--PHS/Wounds and Injuries ER -