Surveillance of Work-Related Burns in Michigan
Work-related burns are a preventable cause of work-related injury and are among the leading causes of workplace disability. In Michigan, surveillance for work-related burns began in 2009. Records from Michigan’s hospitals/emergency departments, Workers' Compensation Agency, the state’s sole Poison Control Center (PCC) and death certificates are used to identify work-related burns. The Michigan work-related burn surveillance system allows the State to identify causes of work-related burns, target interventions to reduce future burns and evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions.
RESOURCES:
- Data Summary FACT SHEET
- Annual Report
- Hazard Alert: Prevent Burns From Hydrofluoric Acid in the Workplace
- Hazard Alert: Food Service Work-Related Burn Injuries in Michigan
- Hazard Alert: Work-Related Burns Caused by Cleaning Products
- 2009 National Burn Repository
- CDC, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Burns
- NIOSH Publication No 2004 – 146, Worker Health Chartbook 2004, Burns can be found in Chapter 2, Nonfatal Injuries, Burns and Scalds, pages 106-112.
- NIOSH, Preventing Worker Deaths and Injuries from Contacting Overhead Power Lines with Metal Ladders
- NIOSH, Workplace Safety and Health Topics, Electrical Safety
- OSHA, Construction eTool, Electrical Incidents
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Characteristics of Occupational Burns in Oregon, 2001 - 2006
- Oregon Worker Illness and Injury Prevention Program, Putting Data to Work, Burn Injuries
- Burns Questionnaire