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The impact of shift work on the risk and severity of injuries for hospital employees: an analysis using Oregon workers' compensation dataI B Horwitz
University of Texas, School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Occup Med (Lond) 54:556-63. 2004....- Occupational injury among Rhode Island adolescents: an analysis of workers' compensation claims, 1998 to 2002Irwin B Horwitz
Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:473-81. 2005..We sought to examine occupational injuries sustained by adolescent workers during a 5-year period... - Disabling and fatal occupational claim rates, risks, and costs in the Oregon construction industry 1990-1997Irwin B Horwitz
University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 1:688-98. 2004..The greatest accident risk occurred during the third hour of work. Training interventions should be extensively utilized for inexperienced workers, and prework exercises could potentially reduce injury frequency and severity... - An analysis of occupational burn injuries in Rhode Island: workers' compensation claims, 1998 to 2002Irwin B Horwitz
University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77225, USA
J Burn Care Rehabil 26:505-14. 2005..Particular diligence should be should address occupational burn hazards in restaurant establishments, and preventative should be measures aimed at young employees and late-shift workers... - Surveillance and assessment of workplace assault injuries: analysis of Rhode Island workers' compensation claims 1998-2002Irwin B Horwitz
Management, Policy, and Community Health, University of Texas, School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler, E303, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Prev Med 43:429-32. 2006..To analyze workplace assault by rate, injury severity, and trends using Rhode Island workers' compensation claim data... - Transformational, transactional, and passive-avoidant leadership characteristics of a surgical resident cohort: analysis using the multifactor leadership questionnaire and implications for improving surgical education curriculumsIrwin B Horwitz
Department of Management Policy and Community Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Surg Res 148:49-59. 2008..The need for leadership training has become recognized as being highly important to improving medical care, and should be included in surgical resident education curriculums... - Quantification and risk analysis of occupational burns: Oregon workers' compensation claims, 1990 to 1997Irwin B Horwitz
University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Burn Care Rehabil 25:328-36. 2004..97, 95% CI 2.96, 2.98) and night workers (2.13, 95% CI 2.12, 2.13) compared with dayshift workers. Kitchen workers had the highest burn rate of all occupations, with 62.5 claims per 10,000 workers... - Assessment of communication skills of surgical residents using the Social Skills InventoryIrwin B Horwitz
Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Surg 194:401-5. 2007..The current study assessed verbal and nonverbal communication skills among surgical residents... - An epidemiological and risk analysis of Virginia workers' compensation burn claims 1999 to 2002: identifying and prioritizing preventive workplace interventionsIrwin B Horwitz
Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Occup Environ Med 49:1376-85. 2007..This study examines workers' compensation burn claims from Virginia to assess risk factors and costs associated with occupational burn injuries... - Waitlist mortality decreases with increased use of extended criteria donor liver grafts at adult liver transplant centersN R Barshes
Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Transplant 7:1265-70. 2007..LDLTs did not significantly reduce WLM (beta=-0.048, p=0.55). In summary, increasing ECD liver allograft use significantly decreased WLM at US centers. Policies encouraging the increase used of ECDs would further reduce WLM... - An assessment and quantification of the rates, costs, and risk factors of occupational amputations: analysis of Kentucky workers' compensation claims, 1994-2003Brian P McCall
Human Resource Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Industrial Relations Center
Am J Ind Med 49:1031-8. 2006..Future research should examine causes of the weekend effect to develop human resource and safety interventions for risk reduction... - Adolescent occupational injuries and workplace risks: an analysis of Oregon workers' compensation data 1990-1997Brian P McCall
Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:248-55. 2007..The objective of this study was to quantify adolescent injury rates, analyze risk factors, and measure the severity of injuries sustained using Oregon workers' compensation data... - Surveillance and assessment of occupational dermatitis using Rhode Island workers' compensation data 1998 to 2002Irwin B Horwitz
J Am Acad Dermatol 55:361-3. 2006 - Assessment of occupational eye injury risk and severity: an analysis of Rhode Island workers' compensation data 1998-2002Brian P McCall
University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, Industrial Relations Center, Minnesota, USA
Am J Ind Med 49:45-53. 2006..18, 95% CI=1.19-4.01, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Many of the eye injuries reported were likely preventable. Greater diligence, training, and safety precautions are needed to reduce the risk of eye injury to employees... - Incidence rates, costs, severity, and work-related factors of occupational dermatitis: a workers' compensation analysis of Oregon, 1990-1997Brian P McCall
University of Minnesota Industrial Relations Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Arch Dermatol 141:713-8. 2005..In addition, certain types of occupations and industries seem to be particularly affected by occupational dermatitis. Interventions may be particularly valuable for workers with little job tenure... - Occupational vehicular accident claims: a workers' compensation analysis of Oregon truck drivers 1990-1997Brian P McCall
University of Minnesota, Industrial Relations Center, 3-251 CarlSMgmt Bldg, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Accid Anal Prev 37:767-74. 2005..Claims citing sprains were the most frequently recorded injury experienced from vehicular accidents... - An assessment of the effects of increased regulatory enforcement and legislative reform on occupational hearing loss workers' compensation claims: Oregon 1984-1998Brian P McCall
University of Minnesota, Industrial Relations Center, Minnesota, USA
Am J Ind Med 45:417-27. 2004..Nevertheless, hearing loss remains problematic, and continued efforts are required to improve worker safety... - Workplace violence in Oregon: an analysis using workers' compensation claims from 1990-1997Brian P McCall
University of Minnesota Industrial Relations Center, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:357-66. 2004..Preventative interventions should be targeted at younger workers and those with less tenure. Special measures should be focused on ensuring the safety of evening/night-shift workers and weekend employees... - Workers' compensation claims related to natural rubber latex gloves among Oregon healthcare employees from 1987-1998Irwin B Horwitz
Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
BMC Public Health 2:21. 2002..Occupational reaction to natural rubber latex (NRL) glove use by healthcare employees has been an area of increasing concern. Unfortunately, there is little data demonstrating the prevalence and severity of actual reactivity to NRL... - Have health conditions associated with latex increased since the issuance of universal precautions?Brian P McCall
Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Am J Public Health 93:599-604. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Increased use of latex gloves among health care personnel subsequent to the implementation of universal precautions appears to have had no effect on latex allergic reactions experienced by these workers... - Natural rubber latex allergy workers' compensation claims: Washington State healthcare workers, 1991-1999Irwin B Horwitz
Industrial Relations Center University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Appl Occup Environ Hyg 17:267-75. 2002..34 percent of the total was potentially related to natural rubber latex, with other common healthcare workplace items cited more frequently as source of occupational injury...