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Occupational injury triggers a profound psychological identity shock, and treating injured workers merely as passive medical or legal objects rather than individuals undergoing identity reconstruction hinders their recovery and workforce reintegration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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The paper aims to understand the psychological impact of occupational injury on worker identity and stigma.

June 6, 2026Journal of arts, humanities and social science.Open Access

Occupational Injury, Worker Identity, and the Stigma of the Broken Body: A Theoretical Integration of Sociological and Psychological Perspectives

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KHKimberly Long HoltOccupational Safety & Health Administration

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This theoretical integration explores worker identity stigma due to occupational injury, highlighting its impact on recovery and reintegration.

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The paper aims to understand the psychological impact of occupational injury on worker identity and stigma.
Theoretical integration of sociological and psychological perspectives.
Discussion of social identity theory by Tajfel and Turner.
Examination of occupational sociology and disability studies literature.
Occupational injury threatens workplace identity continuity.
Injured workers face social and internal stigmatization.
Effective recovery and reintegration depend on how organizations view injured workers.

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Kimberly Long Holt (2026) studied this question.

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This theoretical integration explores worker identity stigma due to occupational injury, highlighting its impact on recovery and reintegration.

Occupational Injury, Worker Identity, and the Stigma of the Broken Body: A Theoretical Integration of Sociological and Psychological Perspectives

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