Association between ambient noise exposure, hearing acuity, and risk of acute occupational injury

• Main Authors: Linda F Cantley (Author), Deron Galusha (Author), Mark R Cullen (Author), Christine Dixon-Ernst (Author), Peter M Rabinowitz (Author), Richard L Neitzel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the associations between acute workplace injury risk, ambient noise exposure, and hearing acuity, adjusting for reported hearing protection use. METHODS: In a cohort of 9220 aluminum manufacturing workers studied over six years (33 300 person-years, 13 323 pers...