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What is a work-related burn?
Burns are injuries caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, or radiation. Occupational-related burn injuries are those that occur "on-the job." These injuries result in thousands of dollars in healthcare costs and lost days at work, and in some cases can result in death. Occupational-related burn injuries are preventable with the appropriate education, worker training, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), engineeering and administrative controls, and safe work practices.
Who conducts work-related burn surveillance?
The Oregon Worker Illness and Injury Prevention Program (OWIIPP) conducts burn injury surveillance. Burn injury surveillance is one of three projects that OWIIPP is currently funded through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to do. A major project activity is collecting, analyzing, and interpreting burn injury data from various data sources. OWIIPP shares these data findings with partners to reduce the number of burn injuries that happen in the workplace.
Read more about work-related burns...
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Indicator 6: Hospitalization for Work-Related Burns
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US
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Oregon
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2000
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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| Number of hospitalized burns |
5,370
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45
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38
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30
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22
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24
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29
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| Rate per 100,000 employed persons age 16 or older |
4.0
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2.6
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2.3
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1.8
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1.3
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1.4
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1.7
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Data Sources: Number of hospitalizations per state: state hospital discharge data. Employment statistics used to calculate rates: Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey.
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Burn First Aid Poster for Restaurants
OWIIPP has developed a Burn First Aid poster for the restaurant industry. Download Burn First Aid poster in English or Spanish (pdf). An 8.5" x 14" version on durable glossy paper is available by contacting (971) 673-0977.
Deep Fat Fryer Safety Checklist
Hot oil and hot grease can cause serious, disabling burns to restaurant workers. Many of these thermal burns happen when workers are cleaning, filtering or changing deep fat fryer oil. The following Deep Fat Fryer Checklist was developed for use by restaurant owners, managers and workers. It can be used as a self-inspection guide for deep fat fryer work practices and operations.
Deep Fat Fryer Safety Checklist (pdf)
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