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Prepared for The NIOSH Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center (MAP ERC)

Funding Source: This publication was supported by Grant Number 1T42OH009229-01 from CDC NIOSH Mountain
and Plains Education and Research Center. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of CDC NIOSH and MAP ERC.

Table of Contents


Abstract

Chapter 1: Introduction

References

Chapter 2: Wyoming’s Labor Market in Context

The Labor Force in General

Natural Gas Prices

Industry Employment and Wages

Turnover

Demographic Characteristics

Workers’ Compensation Claimants’ Characteristics

Discussion

Research Extensions

Summary

References

Chapter 3: Methodology and Results

Methodology

Definitions

Results I: Demographics and Relative Risk

Results II: Wage Analysis, All Workers

Results III: Control Group Analysis, All Claimants

Results IV: More Severely Injured Workers’ Demographics

Results V: Matched Control Group Analysis, More Severe Injuries

Conclusion

References

Appendix A: Wyoming Report of Injury (form)

Appendix B: Propensity Score Generation and Control Group Matching

Appendix C: Statistical Test Results