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Special topics in occupational injuries and illnesses

Data on occupational injuries and illnesses among MA workers, including COVID-19-related illness, lead poisoning, cancer, opioids & amputations.
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Silicosis

Safety Alert: Silica Dust, a Respiratory Hazard for Stone Fabricators in Massachusetts (for employers), Open PDF file, 322.15 KB (English, PDF 322.15 KB)
Hazard Alert for Countertop Workers: Silica dust from countertop work can harm you! (for workers), Open PDF file, 291.86 KB (English, PDF 291.86 KB)

Climate and Worker Health

Among Massachusetts workers, who is more likely to work outdoors?, Open PDF file, 3.59 MB (English, PDF 3.59 MB)
Among Massachusetts workers, who is more likely to work outdoors?, Open DOCX file, 687.26 KB (English, DOCX 687.26 KB)

Essential workers during COVID-19

COVID-19 mortality among Massachusetts workers and the association with telework ability, 2020
Media Reports as a Tool for Timely Monitoring of COVID-19–Related Deaths Among First Responders—United States, April 2020
COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Study, Open PDF file, 4.43 MB (English, PDF 4.43 MB)
COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Study, Open DOCX file, 1.96 MB (English, DOCX 1.96 MB)
Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Healthcare workers, Open PDF file, 358.81 KB (English, PDF 358.81 KB)
Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Healthcare workers, Open DOCX file, 219.25 KB (English, DOCX 219.25 KB)
Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Food stores and urban transit, Open PDF file, 602.17 KB (English, PDF 602.17 KB)
Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Food stores and urban transit, Open DOCX file, 392.98 KB (English, DOCX 392.98 KB)

Opioids and Work

Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths Among Injured Workers in Massachusetts: Findings From the Public Health Data Warehouse, Open PDF file, 1.49 MB (English, PDF 1.49 MB)
Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths Among Injured Workers in Massachusetts: Findings From the Public Health Data Warehouse, Open DOCX file, 875.91 KB (English, DOCX 875.91 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts by Industry and Occupation: 2018-2020, Open PDF file, 1.04 MB (English, PDF 1.04 MB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts by Industry and Occupation: 2018-2020, Open DOCX file, 178.84 KB (English, DOCX 178.84 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by Industry and Occupation 2016-2017, Open PDF file, 1.36 MB (English, PDF 1.36 MB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths by Industry and Occupation 2016-2017, Open DOCX file, 1008.6 KB (English, DOCX 1008.6 KB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts by Industry and Occupation, 2011-2015, Open DOCX file, 1.06 MB (English, DOCX 1.06 MB)
Opioid-related Overdose Deaths in Massachusetts by Industry and Occupation, 2011-2015, Open PDF file, 1.54 MB (English, PDF 1.54 MB)

Suicides and work

Suicide Deaths Among First Responders in Massachusetts, 2018-2022, Open PDF file, 288.87 KB (English, PDF 288.87 KB)
Suicide Deaths Among First Responders in Massachusetts, 2018-2022, Open DOCX file, 24.82 KB (English, DOCX 24.82 KB)
Suicides in Massachusetts by Industry & Occupation: 2016-2019, Open PDF file, 366.07 KB (English, PDF 366.07 KB)
Suicides in Massachusetts by Industry & Occupation: 2016-2019, Open DOCX file, 124.19 KB (English, DOCX 124.19 KB)

Work-related lead poisoning

Lead at Work: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Massachusetts Workers, 1996-2001, Open PDF file, 82.29 KB (English, PDF 82.29 KB)
Lead at Work: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Massachusetts Workers, 1996-2001, Open DOC file, 104 KB (English, DOC 104 KB)
Journal article. Elevated blood lead levels among adults in Massachusetts, 1991-1995. 2000
Journal article. Elevated blood lead levels among construction workers in the Massachusetts Occupational Lead Registry. 2011

Work-related injuries and illnesses among Massachusetts state employees

Data Report: MA Local Government Worker Report 2016, Open PDF file, 1.48 MB (English, PDF 1.48 MB)
Data Report: MA Local Government Worker Report 2016, Open DOC file, 2 MB (English, DOC 2 MB)
Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses among Massachusetts State Employees, 2005: A Preliminary Report, Open PDF file, 101.26 KB (English, PDF 101.26 KB)
Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses among Massachusetts State Employees, 2005: A Preliminary Report, Open DOC file, 444 KB (English, DOC 444 KB)

Cancer data on Massachusetts workers

Mesothelioma and employment in Massachusetts: Analysis of cancer registry data 1988–2003. 2013.

Research article

Cancer incidence among male Massachusetts firefighters, 1987–2003. 2008.

Research article

Use of death certificates for mesothelioma surveillance. 1992.

Public health report

Cancer incidence among Massachusetts firefighters, 1982–1986. 1990.

Research article

Amputations

Use of multiple data sources for surveillance of work‐related amputations in Massachusetts, comparison with official estimates and implications for national surveillance, 2014.

Research article

Impact of differential injury reporting on the estimation of the total number of work‐related amputations, 2014.

Research article

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