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ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2021

COVID-19 mortality among Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and Transport Workers Union (TWU) workers-March-July 2020, New York City metro area.

Suzanne E Tomasi, Alejandra Ramirez-Cardenas, Matthew S Thiese, Jessica L Rinsky, Sophia K Chiu, Sara Luckhaupt, Russell Bateman, Sherry L Burrer

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Article in American journal of industrial medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Suzanne E TomasiRespiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1119-5013
Alejandra Ramirez-CardenasWestern States Division, NIOSH, CDC, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Matthew S ThieseRocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4505-2907
Jessica L RinskyDivision of Field Studies & Engineering, NIOSH, CDC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Sophia K ChiuDivision of Field Studies & Engineering, NIOSH, CDC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Sara LuckhauptDivision of Field Studies & Engineering, NIOSH, CDC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Russell BatemanAmalgamated Transit Union, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Sherry L BurrerEmergency Preparedness and Response Office, NIOSH, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · USAmalgamated Sugar (United States) · USUniversity of Utah · USWestern Colorado University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransit workers have jobs requiring close public contact for extended periods of time, placing them at increased risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and more likely to have risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related complications. Collecting timely occupational data can help inform public health guidance for transit workers; however, it is difficult to collect during a public health emergency. We used nontraditional epidemiological surveillance methods to report demographics and job characteristics of transit workers reported to have died from COVID-19.

methodsWe abstracted demographic and job characteristics from media scans on COVID-19 related deaths and reviewed COVID-19 memorial pages for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and Transport Workers Union (TWU). ATU and TWU provided a list of union members who died from COVID-19 between March 1-July 7, 2020 and a total count of NYC metro area union members. Peer-reviewed publications identified through a scientific literature search were used to compile comparison demographic statistics of NYC metro area transit workers. We analyzed and reported characteristics of ATU and TWU NYC metro area decedents.

resultsWe identified 118 ATU and TWU NYC metro area transit worker COVID-19 decedents with an incidence proportion of 0.3%. Most decedents were male (83%); median age was 58 years (range: 39-71). Median professional tenure was 20 years (range: 2-41 years). Operator (46%) was the most reported job classification. More than half of the decedents (57%) worked in positions associated with close public contact.

conclusionData gathered through nontraditional epidemiological surveillance methods provided insight into risk factors among this workforce, demonstrating the need for mitigation plans for this workforce and informing transit worker COVID-19 guidance as the pandemic progressed.

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Labor UnionsTransportationAdultAgedCOVID-19FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNew York CityOccupational DiseasesPublic Health SurveillanceCOVID-19essential workersNew York City transit workersoccupational health

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PMCPMC8427001
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