Abstract：
Workers can be injured by animals such as mammals and insects. Previous studies found that most animal-related occupational fatalities were caused by horses and cattle. We analyzed characteristics of recent nonfatal severe animal-related injuries in US workers.
The severe injury reports (SIR) database, collected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, contains employer self-reports of inpatient hospitalizations and amputations. We used 2015-2021 SIR data to assess properties of animal-related injuries, including the type of animal involved, the nature of the injury, and the industry of the employer. Industry-specific incidence rates were calculated.
We identified 788 severe animal-related injuries during the 7-year study period. Mammals caused over half of these injuries (476; 60.4%), followed by insects, arachnids, and mites (183; 23.2%) and reptiles (127; 16.1%). Two-thirds (529; 67.1%) of animal-related injuries were traumatic, while 211 (28.0%) injuries were due to poisoning or allergic reaction. The highest observed incidence was in livestock merchant wholesalers (59.6 severe injuries per 100,000 workers per year); injuries in this industry were often due to cattle. Mail delivery and landscape architecture, two industries in which animal contact is atypical, were also among the 10 industries with the highest incidence.
Workers in many industries experienced severe injuries due to animals. Among workers whose job involves animal contact, cattle workers appear to be at highest risk. Outdoor workers in some industries require protection from bites of dogs, snakes, and insects.
The severe injury reports (SIR) database, collected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, contains employer self-reports of inpatient hospitalizations and amputations. We used 2015-2021 SIR data to assess properties of animal-related injuries, including the type of animal involved, the nature of the injury, and the industry of the employer. Industry-specific incidence rates were calculated.
We identified 788 severe animal-related injuries during the 7-year study period. Mammals caused over half of these injuries (476; 60.4%), followed by insects, arachnids, and mites (183; 23.2%) and reptiles (127; 16.1%). Two-thirds (529; 67.1%) of animal-related injuries were traumatic, while 211 (28.0%) injuries were due to poisoning or allergic reaction. The highest observed incidence was in livestock merchant wholesalers (59.6 severe injuries per 100,000 workers per year); injuries in this industry were often due to cattle. Mail delivery and landscape architecture, two industries in which animal contact is atypical, were also among the 10 industries with the highest incidence.
Workers in many industries experienced severe injuries due to animals. Among workers whose job involves animal contact, cattle workers appear to be at highest risk. Outdoor workers in some industries require protection from bites of dogs, snakes, and insects.
摘要：
背景：工人可能会受到哺乳动物和昆虫等动物的伤害。先前的研究发现，大多数与动物有关的职业死亡是由马和牛引起的。我们分析了美国工人最近非致命的严重动物相关伤害的特征。
方法：严重伤害报告（SIR）数据库，由职业安全与健康管理局收集，包含雇主住院和截肢的自我报告。我们使用2015-2021年SIR数据来评估动物相关伤害的性质，包括所涉及的动物类型，伤害的性质,以及雇主的行业。计算了特定行业的发病率。
结果：在7年的研究期间，我们确定了788例严重的动物相关损伤。哺乳动物造成了这些伤害的一半以上（476;60.4％），其次是昆虫，蜘蛛,螨(183；23.2%)和爬行动物(127；16.1%)。三分之二（529;67.1％）的动物相关伤害是创伤性的，而211例（28.0%）损伤是由于中毒或过敏反应造成的。观察到的最高发生率是牲畜商人批发商（每年每100,000名工人中59.6人严重受伤）；该行业的伤害通常是由于牛。邮件传递和景观架构，动物接触非典型的两个行业，也是发病率最高的10个行业之一。
结论：许多行业的工人因动物而遭受严重伤害。在工作涉及动物接触的工人中，养牛工人似乎面临最高风险。一些行业的户外工人需要保护免受狗的叮咬，蛇,和昆虫。
方法：严重伤害报告（SIR）数据库，由职业安全与健康管理局收集，包含雇主住院和截肢的自我报告。我们使用2015-2021年SIR数据来评估动物相关伤害的性质，包括所涉及的动物类型，伤害的性质,以及雇主的行业。计算了特定行业的发病率。
结果：在7年的研究期间，我们确定了788例严重的动物相关损伤。哺乳动物造成了这些伤害的一半以上（476;60.4％），其次是昆虫，蜘蛛,螨(183；23.2%)和爬行动物(127；16.1%)。三分之二（529;67.1％）的动物相关伤害是创伤性的，而211例（28.0%）损伤是由于中毒或过敏反应造成的。观察到的最高发生率是牲畜商人批发商（每年每100,000名工人中59.6人严重受伤）；该行业的伤害通常是由于牛。邮件传递和景观架构，动物接触非典型的两个行业，也是发病率最高的10个行业之一。
结论：许多行业的工人因动物而遭受严重伤害。在工作涉及动物接触的工人中，养牛工人似乎面临最高风险。一些行业的户外工人需要保护免受狗的叮咬，蛇,和昆虫。
