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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

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

Climate and Worker Health

Open PDF file, 3.59 MB,  Among Massachusetts workers, who is more likely to work outdoors? (English, PDF 3.59 MB)
Open DOCX file, 687.26 KB,  Among Massachusetts workers, who is more likely to work outdoors? (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 
Open PDF file, 4.43 MB,  COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Study (English, PDF 4.43 MB)
Open DOCX file, 1.96 MB,  COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Worker Study (English, DOCX 1.96 MB)
Open PDF file, 358.81 KB,  Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Healthcare workers (English, PDF 358.81 KB)
Open DOCX file, 219.25 KB,  Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Healthcare workers (English, DOCX 219.25 KB)
Open PDF file, 602.17 KB,  Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Food stores and urban transit (English, PDF 602.17 KB)
Open DOCX file, 392.98 KB,  Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Food stores and urban transit (English, DOCX 392.98 KB)

Opioids and Work

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

Suicides and work

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

Work-related lead poisoning

Open PDF file, 82.29 KB,  Lead at Work: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Massachusetts Workers, 1996-2001 (English, PDF 82.29 KB)
Open DOC file, 104 KB,  Lead at Work: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Massachusetts Workers, 1996-2001 (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

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