Injury Research

Injury research scientific publications include investigations of the causes and distribution of occupational injuries.

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2008

Marucci-Wellman, H., Leamon, T.B., Binh, T.T.T., Diep, N.B., Wegman, D.H., and Kriebel, D., “Active Injury Surveillance in Xuan Tien Commune, Vietnam,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Scientific Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health, Hanoi, Vietnam, pp. 233-234, 2008

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2007

Corns, H.L., Marucci Wellman, H.R., and Lehto, M.R., “Development of an Approach for Optimizing the Accuracy of Classifying Claims Narratives Using a Machine Learning Tool,” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Beijing, China, pp. 411-416, 2007

Jin, K., Lombardi, D.A., Courtney, T.K., Sorock, G.S., Perry, J., Chen, H., Wang, X., and Liang, Y., “The Challenge of Cross-Cultural Collaborative Research: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Case-Crossover Study of Severe Occupational Hand Trauma in the P.R. China,” Injury Prevention, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 133-136, 2007

Keyserling, W.M. and Smith, G.S., “Using Process Control Concepts to Model Conditions Required for Sudden-Onset Occupational Injuries,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Vol. 4, No. 7, pp. 467-475, 2007

Lombardi, D.A., Sorock, G.S., Holander, L., and Mittleman, M.A., “A Case-Crossover Study of Transient Risk Factors for Occupational Hand Trauma by Gender,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Vol. 4, pp. 790-797, 2007

Marucci-Wellman, H.R., Lehto, M.R., and Corns, H.L., “Computer Classification of Injury Narratives Using a Fuzzy Bayes Approach: Improving the Model,” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Beijing, China, pp. 500-506, 2007

Smith, G.S., Lombardi, D.A., Corns, H., Courtney, T.K. Dennerlein, J.T., Dong, X., and Perry, M., “The Impact of Age on the Relative Risk of Mortality from Work-Related Ladder Falls Compared to Other Types of Occupational Injuries in the U.S.,” Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association’s Technical Committee on Slips, Trips and Falls, International Conference on Slips, Trips, and Falls 2007: From Research to Practice, Hopkinton, MA, pp. 20-25, 2007

Tucker, P., Lombardi, D.A., Smith, L., and Folkard, S., “The Impact of Rest Breaks on Temporal Trends in Injury Risk,” Chronobiology International, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 1423-1434, 2007

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2006

Folkard, S. and Lombardi, D.A., “Modeling the Impact of the Components of Long Work Hours on Injuries and ‘Accidents’,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 11, pp. 953-963, 2006

Folkard, S., Lombardi, D.A., and Spencer, M., “Estimating the Circadian Rhythm in the Risk of Occupational Injuries and ‘Accidents’,” Chronobiology International, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 1181-1192, 2006

Smith, G.S., Huang, E., Ho, M., and Chen, P.Y., “The Relationship Between Safety Climate and Injury Rates Across Industries:  The Need to Adjust for Injury Hazards,” Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 556-562, 2006

Smith, G.S., Sorock, G.S., Wellman, H.M., Courtney, T.K., and Pransky, G.S., “Blurring the Distinctions Between On and Off the Job Injuries:  Similarities and Differences in Circumstances,” Injury Prevention, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 236-41, 2006

Smith, G.S., Timmons, R.A., Lombardi, D.A., Mamidi, D.K., Matz, S., Courtney, T.K., and Perry, M.J., “Identifying Ladder Fall Fractures and Coding Verification Using Narrative Text Analysis,” Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association 2006 Congress, Maastricht, the Netherlands, on CD, 2006

Smith, G.S., Timmons, R.A., Lombardi, D.A., Mamidi, D.K., Matz, S., Courtney, T.K., and Perry, M.J., “Work-Related Ladder Fall Fractures: Identification and Diagnosis Validation Using Narrative Text,” Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 973-980, 2006

Wellman, H.M., Leamon, T.B., Binh, T.T.T., Diep, N.P., Kriebel, D., and Wegman, D.H., “Occupational Injury Surveillance in Vietnam,” Proceedings of the 3rd China International Forum on Work Safety, Beihing, China, pp. 352-354, 2006

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2005

Folkard, S., Lombardi, D.A., and Tucker, P.T., “Shiftwork: Safety, Sleepiness and Sleep,” Industrial Health, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 20-23, 2005

Lei, L., Dempsey, P.G., Xu, J., Ge, L., and Liang, Y., “Risk Factors for the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Chinese Foundry Workers,” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 197-204, 2005

Lesch, M.F., “Remembering to Be Afraid: Applications of Theories of Memory to the Science of Safety Communication,” Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 173-191, 2005

Lombardi, D.A., Pannala, R., Sorock, G.S., Wellman, H., Courtney, T.K., Verma, S., and Smith, G., “Welding-Related Occupational Eye Injuries: A Narrative Analysis,” Injury Prevention, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 174-179, 2005

Smith, G.S., Lincoln, A.E., Wong, T.Y., Bell, N.S., Vinger, P.F., Amoroso, P.J., and Lombardi, D.A., “Does Occupation Explain Gender and Other Differences in Work-Related Eye Injury Hospitalization Rates?,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 6, pp. 640-648, 2005

Smith, G.S., Veazie, M.A., and Benjamin, K.L., “The Use of Sentinel Injury Deaths to Evaluate the Quality of Multiple Source Reporting for Occupational Injuries,” Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 219-227, 2005

Smith, G.S., Wellman, H.M., Warner, M., Sorock, G.S., Courtney, T.K., and Pransky, G.S., “Injuries at Work in the U.S. Adult Population: Contributions to the Total Injury Burden,” American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 95, No. 7, pp. 1213-1219, 2005

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2004

Courtney, T.K., Matz, S., Webster, B.S., and Lombardi, D.A., “Construction Events Leading to Severe Fractures,” Proceedings of the 2nd China International Forum on Work Safety, Beijing, P.R. China, pp. 212-215, 2004

Folkard, S. and Lombardi, D.A., “Towards a ‘Risk Index’ to Assess the Risk of Work Schedules,” Chronobiology International, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 1063-1072, 2004

Jin, K., Sorock, G.S., and Courtney, T.K., “Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Three Occupational Groups in Shanghai, P.R. China,” Journal of Safety Research, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 23-28, 2004

Lincoln, A.E., Sorock, G.S., Courtney, T.K., Wellman, H.M., Smith, G.S., and Amoroso, P.J., “Using Narrative Text and Coded Data to Develop Hazard Scenarios for Occupational Injury Interventions,” Injury Prevention, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 249-254, 2004

Sorock, G.S., Lombardi, D.A., Hauser, R., Eisen, E.A., Herrick, R.F. and Mittleman, M.A., “A Case-Crossover Study of Transient Risk Factors for Occupational Acute Hand Injury,” Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 305-311, 2004

Sorock, G.S., Lombardi, D.A., Peng, D.K., Hauser, R., Eisen, E.A., Herrick, R.F., and Mittleman, M.A., “Glove Use and the Relative Risk of Acute Hand Injury: A Case-Crossover Study,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 182-190, 2004

Wellman, H.M., Lehto, M., Sorock, G.S., and Smith, G.S., “Computerized Coding of Injury Narrative Data from the National Health Interview Survey,” Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 165-171, 2004

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