March 6, 2017
Minority workers have the highest risk for injury, disability: study
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Los Angeles – Latino immigrants and African-American men are most at risk for being injured on the job, according to a study from the University of Southern California.
Researchers examined data on 11.6 million people from the American Community Survey from 2006 to 2013 and 198,000 people from the Survey of Income and Program Participation for 1996, 2001, 2004 and 2008.
They found that foreign-born Latino men 18-64 years old have the highest average rate for workplace injuries, at 13.7 per 1,000 workers. African-American men were second at more than 12, then native-born Latino men at nearly 12, white men at 11.8 and Asian Americans at nearly 10. Other ethnicities have a rate of about 11.
Read Full Article At Safetyandhealthmagazine.com
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