The relatively large birth cohort between 1946 and 1964, combined with the economic recession in the first decade of the 21st century, have led to an increase in the proportion of older workers in the US workplace. Understanding the health and safety needs of an aging workforce will be critical, especially in the construction industry, where physical job demands are high. This paper reviews the epidemiologic literature on the impact of age on injury among workers in the construction industry in terms of cause, type, and cost. PubMed was searched by using the following terms: older workers, construction, construction industry, injury, and age. The available studies reported that, among the construction industry workforce, older age at injury was related to higher injury costs but not to number of injuries. The higher injury costs associated with worker age are likely due in part to the severity of the injuries sustained by older workers. Identification of injury trends and subsequent analytical research efforts designed to ascertain factors associated with injury among older construction workers are needed for employers to effectively manage a health and safety program that addresses the needs of the aging worker.

中文翻译：

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建筑行业劳动力老龄化和工伤。


1946年至1964年间相对较大的出生群体，加上21世纪头十年的经济衰退，导致美国工作场所中老年工人的比例增加。了解老龄化劳动力的健康和安全需求至关重要，尤其是在体力工作要求很高的建筑行业。本文回顾了关于年龄对建筑行业工人伤害的原因、类型和成本影响的流行病学文献。 PubMed 使用以下术语进行搜索：老年工人、建筑、建筑行业、伤害和年龄。现有研究报告称，在建筑行业劳动力中，受伤年龄较大与较高的受伤成本有关，但与受伤人数无关。与工人年龄相关的较高伤害成本可能部分是由于老年工人所受伤害的严重程度。雇主需要识别伤害趋势并进行后续分析研究，以确定与老年建筑工人受伤相关的因素，以有效管理满足老年工人需求的健康和安全计划。