Publications by authors named "Steven J Naber"
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- - The study analyzed over 2 million workers' compensation claims from Ohio (2001-2018) to identify cases related to respiratory diseases, focusing on the specific industries and the characteristics of these claims.
- - Out of 23,015 respiratory-related claims, a significant majority involved allergic reactions and toxic substance exposure, with common causes attributed to chemical exposure and various harmful gases or dust.
- - The highest rates of respiratory claims were found in agriculture, public safety (specifically ambulance services), and manufacturing sectors, indicating a need for improved public health surveillance and intervention in these industries.
Objective: This study analyzed Ohio workers' compensation data to identify potential prevention strategies for common oil and gas extraction industry claims.
Methods: Claim rates for 2001-2018 were calculated per full-time equivalent employee. Descriptive analyses on free-text descriptions of lost-time (LT) claims (>7 days away from work) identified common characteristics among claims and injured workers.
Background: This study examined age-group differences in the rate, severity, and cost of injuries among construction workers to support evidence-based worker safety and health interventions in the construction industry.
Methods: Ohio workers' compensation claims for construction workers were used to estimate claim rates and costs by age group. We analyzed claims data auto-coded into five event/exposure categories: transportation incidents; slips, trips, and falls (STFs); exposure to harmful substances and environments; contact with objects and equipment (COB); overexertion and bodily reaction.
Background: Occupational injuries are common among law enforcement officers (LEOs) and can impact an agency's ability to serve communities. Workers' compensation (WC) data are an underutilized source for occupational injury surveillance in the law enforcement field.
Methods: LEOs WC claims from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OHBWC) from 2001 to 2019 were identified based on manual review of the occupation title and injury description.
Problem: Compared to other industries, construction workers have higher risks for serious fall injuries. This study describes the burden and circumstances surrounding injuries related to compensable slip, trip, and fall (STF) claims from private construction industries covered by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
Methods: STF injury claims in the Ohio construction industry from 2010-2017 were manually reviewed.
Background: Firefighters are at high risk for nonfatal and fatal occupational injuries. While some past research has quantified firefighter injuries using various data sources, Ohio workers' compensation injury claims data largely have not been used.
Methods: Public and private firefighter claims, including volunteer and career firefighters, from Ohio's workers' compensation data for 2001-2017 were identified based on occupational classification codes and manual review of the occupation title and injury description.
Objective: This study employed analysis of workers' compensation (WC) claims in the landscaping services industry to identify occupational factors associated with claims from workers of different ages.
Methods: Private sector claims for 2005 to 2017 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OHBWC) and their free-text descriptions were used along with data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey to examine rates and types of WC claims by worker age.
Results: Although the claim rate for younger workers was higher than that for older workers overall (593 vs 261 per 10,000 full-time equivalent employees, P < 0.
Introduction: Managing and improving occupational safety and health requires evaluating performance. Organizations are encouraged to use both lagging indicators (such as injury rates and costs) and leading indicators (such as questionnaire-assessed safety hazards and management practices) for this purpose, but the association between types of indicators over time can be complex. Longitudinal data can assist in clarifying these associations and increasing indicator utility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study evaluated the impact of a state workers' compensation (WC) insurer's onsite risk control (RC) services on insured employers' WC claim frequency and cost.
Methods: We used two methods to model 2004 to 2017 claims data from 4606 employers that received RC visits over time and compare this claims experience to matching employers that did not receive RC services.
Results: Relative total WC claim rates increased slightly after RC services, while relative lost-time claims rates either remained similar or decreased and WC cost rates decreased.
Introduction: This study analyzed workers' compensation (WC) claims among private employers insured by the Ohio state-based WC carrier to identify high-risk industries by detailed cause of injury.
Methods: A machine learning algorithm was used to code each claim by U.S.
Background: The landscaping services industry is one of the more dangerous in the United States, with higher rates of both fatal and nonfatal injuries than the all-industry average. This study uses claims from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (OHBWC) database to identify high rates of occupational injuries and illnesses in this industry in Ohio. The causes of those illnesses and injuries are highlighted to identify common factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study uses workers' compensation data to explore the extent, severity, and context of violence-related injuries sustained by classroom (teachers and aides) and other personnel (e.g., administrators, education support specialists, security, custodial and maintenance workers, food workers) in Ohio's K-12 urban public schools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigated the short-term radiographic healing of the osteotomy following tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA), maintenance of patellar tendon angle (PTA), and complications in dogs receiving a polyglycolic acid (PGA) TTA cage. Patients diagnosed with unilateral cranial cruciate ligament disease requiring a 9- or 12-mm TTA cage were included. Twenty-six consecutive client-owned dogs were prospectively selected for this clinical study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose/objectives: To determine if the use of aromatherapy improves insomnia and other common symptoms in hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia.
Design: A randomized, crossover, washout trial.
Setting: An inpatient acute leukemia unit at the Arthur G.
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzed major complications in dogs weighing 50 kg or more that underwent either tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) or tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) to treat cranial cruciate ligament disease from January 2011 to November 2015.
- A total of 91 TTA and 54 TPLO cases were reviewed, with a focus on complications needing surgical revision or medical intervention within a year post-surgery.
- Results showed major complication rates of 19.8% for TTA and 27.8% for TPLO, with surgical site infection being the most common issue; however, no significant differences between the two surgical methods were found, highlighting the importance of postoperative antibiotics in
Objective: To evaluate the suitability of a novel bioabsorbable biocomposite cage (BC) implant for use in tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) surgery in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) disease and to compare radiographic osteotomy healing scores and complications between groups that received either a BC or stainless steel cage (SSC).
Study Design: Prospective randomized clinical study.
Animals: Dogs with unilateral CrCL rupture (n=56).
Objectives: To report outcomes and complications of dog and cat fractures treated with the polyaxial locking plate system (PAX).
Study Design: Case series.
Animals: Dogs (n = 60) and 2 cats.