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This report presents a comparative analysis of occupational related transportation fatalities in New Mexico for 2013 and 2014 with an emphasis on the improvement of data collection methodology.
In the United States and New Mexico, occupational-related fatalities remain of great concern. This report presents 2013 workplace fatalities in New Mexico and comparisons with 2013 national data and 2012 state data
Work is a social determinant of health closely linked with other social determinants such as income and education. Work has direct and indirect effects on health through workplace exposures to chemical and physical hazards and psychological stress, as well as protective factors such as employer-sponsored health insurance and providing life purpose.
Two cases of lab-confirmed Mycobacterium avium complex infections (MAC) were reported to the New Mexico Department of Health in July 2009. The symptoms, exposures, and presence of MAC were indicative of hot tub lung, a hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) – like granulomatous lung disease with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).
A 2007 analysis of New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center call data for work-related illness and injury due to pesticides found that the Southwestern region of the state had the highest rate of calls over any other region. The southwestern region, including Doña Ana, Hidalgo, and Luna Counties along the NM-Mexico border, is highly agricultural, but little is known about pesticide exposures of farmworkers there.
At 9.3% of New Mexico's population, Native Americans are a vital part of the state's workforce. In recent years there has been a boom of industry on New Mexico's reservations, especially in the gaming industry. The establishment of new industries on reservations is important in alleviating economic disparities experienced by tribal members who live on reservations.
A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances that is used to kill, repel, or otherwise control nuisance insects, animals, plants or fungi. As of December 2006, there were 10,342 products with 739 active ingredients registered for pesticide use in New Mexico.
Workplace injuries and illnesses remain a significant problem in the United States. A worker is injured every five seconds. In 1996, an estimated 11,000 workers were disabled each day due to work-related injuries, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in 2000 that 5,915 workers in private industry died as a result of work related injuries.
Data set includes all death certificates for the years 1998 through 2002 where the [Injury at Work] box has been checked. All deaths that occurred in New Mexico are included regardless of the residence of the worker. Work-related deaths of New Mexico residents that did not occur in New Mexico were excluded from the dataset.
