Jacobson, Mark A Blanc, Paul D Tulsky, Jacqueline Tilly, Monica Meister, Raymond Huen, Will McNicholas, James E Jr
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
Hybrid immunity, from COVID-19 vaccination followed by SARS-CoV-2 infection acquired after its Omicron variant began predominating, has provided greater protection than vaccination alone against subsequent infection over 1-3 months of observation. Its longer-term protection is unknown. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of COVID-19 case inci...
Kraut, Allen Rydz, Elizabeth Walld, Randy Demers, Paul A Peters, Cheryl E
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is associated with occupational high-force repetitive tasks and vibration. This project examines the relationship between CTS and work to: (1) identify jobs and industries with increased CTS risk; (2) explore whether there is a sex difference in the risk of CTS after controlling for occupation; and (3) determine whether...
Corwin, Claudia Waterhouse, Hillary Abraham, Jerrold L Sanyal, Soma Crawford, Judith A Caddell, Matthew Hodgson, Michael J
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
Exposure to aluminum compounds is clearly associated with pulmonary function decrements, and several animal models document possible mechanisms of aluminum- compound-induced pulmonary toxicity. Nevertheless, disagreements remain about the precise mechanism by which exposures lead to damage. We present a strong case for attributing a case of interst...
Ringen, Knut Dement, John Cloeren, Marianne Almashat, Sammy Hines, Stella Grier, William Quinn, Patricia Chen, Anna Haas, Scott
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
To determine if construction and trades workers formerly employed at US Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons sites are at significant risk for occupational diseases, we studied the mortality experience of participants in the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed). The cohort included 26,922 participants enrolled between 19...
Crawford, Judith A Sanyal, Soma Burnett, Bryan R Wiesenfeld, Stephen L Abraham, Jerrold L
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
With increasing reports of accelerated and acute silicosis, PMF, and autoimmune disease among coal miners and silica-exposed countertop workers, we present previously incompletely-described pulmonary pathology of accelerated silicosis and correlations with mineralogy, radiography, and disease progression in 46 Texas oilfield pipe sandblasters who w...
Layne, Larry A Siordia, Carlos
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
Hired crop workers have high incidence of work-related injuries, but little has been documented about potential risks at the national level. Data were obtained from a national probability sample of hired crop workers in the United States (U.S.) during 2002-2004 (period I), 2008-2010 (period II), and 2014-2015 (period III). Multivariable logistic re...
Streit, Jessica M K Felknor, Sarah A Edwards, Nicole T Caruso, David L Howard, John
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
Despite some emerging lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence suggests the world remains largely underprepared for-and vulnerable to-similar threats in the future. In 2022, researchers at the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) led a team of volunteers to explore how future disruptions, such as pandemics, m...
Tiesman, Hope M Konda, Srinivas Wurzelbacher, Steven J Naber, Steven J Attwood, Wesley R
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
Occupational injuries are common among law enforcement officers (LEOs) and can impact an agency's ability to serve communities. Workers' compensation (WC) data are an underutilized source for occupational injury surveillance in the law enforcement field. LEOs WC claims from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OHBWC) from 2001 to 2019 were ide...
Khalifeh, Malak Goldfarb, David G Zeig-Owens, Rachel Todd, Andrew C Shapiro, Moshe Z Carwile, Madeline Dasaro, Christopher R Li, Jiehui Yung, Janette Farfel, Mark R
...
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
It is unclear whether differences in health outcomes by racial and ethnic groups among World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers reflect those of the population of New York State (NYS) or show distinct patterns. We assessed cancer incidence in WTC workers by self-reported race and ethnicity, and compared it to population figures for NYS....
Zhu, Julia Fletcher, Alicia Verma, Nehel
Published in
American journal of industrial medicine
United States solid waste workers suffer a high fatal injury rate due to their frequent exposures to refuse-vehicle-related hazards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) allows workers to ride on the rear steps of a garbage truck (exterior riding) if employers abide by American National Standard Z245.1 (ANSI Z245.1). The State o...
