Non-fatal occupational falls on the same level

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• Personal Author:
  Lockhart TE ; Wu X ; Yeoh HT
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to describe antecedents and characteristics of same level fall injuries. Fall incidents and costs were compiled from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources from 2006-2010. This study indicated that over 29% of 'fall on same level' injuries resulted in 31 or more workdays lost. The major source of injury was 'floors, walkways or ground surfaces', and the most affected body parts were the lower extremities and the trunk. With regard to gender and age, female workers had the highest risk of falls, while advancing age coincided with an increase in incidence rates. Overall, workers in the healthcare and social assistance industry, the transportation and warehousing industry, and the accommodation and food services industry had the highest risk for 'fall on same level' injuries. Furthermore, the overall compensation cost increased by 25% from 2006-2009. Along with existing evidence, these results may facilitate the design and implementation of preventative measures in the workplace and potentially reduce fall-related compensation costs. PRACTITIONER SUMMARY: This research presents a unique and detailed analysis of non-fatal 'fall on same level' injuries in a large population of workers from various private industries in the USA. This information can be used to prioritise designing and implementing preventive measures and to provide workers with the understanding of risk factors associated with falls in the workplace. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Food Handling Food Industry Men Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Sex Characteristics Transportation Women

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Age-factors Author Keywords: Falls Biomechanics Body-mechanics Body-regions Characteristic Of Injured Workers Consequences Of Occupational Fall Extremities Fall-protection Fall On Same Level Floors Food-services Health-care Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Lost-work-days Occupational Injuries Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-measures Service-industries Sex-factors Transportation-industry Walking-surfaces Warehousing

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• ISSN:
  0014-0139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  153-165
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043625
• Citation:
  Ergonomics 2013 Feb; 56(2):153-165
• Contact Point Address:
  Thurmon E. Lockhart, Locomotion Research Laboratory, Grado Department of Industrial and System Engineering, 0118, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
• Email:
  lockhart@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5281b3b888f183fcd4ab7b068d321607a00561ac0879b8d7ef8f7f282e1167e29cddfeb43a15bea37b455ab414b54da1e7c46f87592a827d4322fd003b21ca25
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195470/cdc_195470_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 226.94 KB ]