Temporal Factors and the Prevalence of Transient Exposures at the Time of an Occupational Traumatic Hand Injury

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• Personal Author:
  Eisen EA ; Hauser R ; Herrick, Robert F. ; Lombardi DA ; Mittleman MA ; Nasca PC ; Sorock, Gary S.
• Description:
  Temporal factors and the prevalence of exposure to transient risk factors for occupational traumatic hand injury were analyzed among 1166 subjects participating in a case-crossover study. Temporal factors included time of injury and elapsed time to injury since the start of the work shift. Transient exposures included work equipment, work practice, and worker-related factors. The highest frequency of injury was observed from 08:00 am to 12:00 pm (54.6%), with a peak from 10:00 to 11:00 am (14.9%). The median time into the work shift for injury was 3.5 hours. Subjects injured 2 to 3 hours into their work shift most often reported using a machine, tool, or work material that performed differently than usual (23.9%). These results suggest that acute hand injuries occur earlier in the workday and safety programs should place increased vigilance on these times. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Case-studies Hand-injuries Injuries Occupational-exposure Risk-factors Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries Work-practices Workers
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029215
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2003 Aug; 45(8):832-840
• Email:
  david.lombardi@libertymutual.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:add99c80c959e5e22cc0c9626d176af0274b3b862281a892db5903003281de5aece5c4cb5d61f829059e52f43d85811114b06214b7f68e4cc484bb6d0b7876a0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190249/cdc_190249_DS1.pdf
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