Slip, trip, and fall injuries among nursing care facility workers

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• Personal Author:
  Bell JL ; Collins JW ; Evanoff B ; Konda S ; Ridenour, Marilyn ; Tiesman, Hope M. ; Wolf L
• Description:
  The objective of this research was to describe the slip, trip, and fall injury experience and trends in a population of nursing home workers, identify risk factors for slip, trip, and fall injuries, and develop prevention strategies for slip, trip, and fall hazards. Workers' compensation injury claims data and payroll data from 1996 through 2003 were obtained from six nursing homes and used to calculate injury incidence rates. Narrative information was used to describe details of slip, trip, and fall events. A total of 86 slip, trip, and fall-related workers' compensation claims were filed during the 8-year period. Slip, trip, and fall claim rates showed a nonsignificant increase during the 8-year period. Most slips, trips, and falls were attributed to hazards that can be mitigated (e.g., water on the floor or loose cords in a walkway). Nursing home workers experience more slip, trip, and fall-related injury claims than workers in other industries. Preventive programs should be implemented and evaluated in this industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Fall-protection Hazards Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Humans Injuries Medical-personnel Nurses Nursing Surveillance
• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  147-152
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042571
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2013 Apr; 61(4):147-152
• Email:
  JBell@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4f6d555b3a27b66fb9f98dee730d26198a4641478ae7286f836fccb87bc046eb041ca60b74a266c50c3cdd770c13139d48a9ce87d5c4e95e18e407845356494f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194758/cdc_194758_DS1.pdf
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