SHARP Stats: Work-Related Amputation Sources

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  These eight sectors accounted for 90% of all compensable claims for amputations. In seven of the eight sectors, machinery caused more amputations than any other source. In Transportation and Warehousing, vehicles were the leading source. The leading injury source within each general source category differed by industry sector. For example, in Construction, table saws caused the highest number of machinery amputations, while in Accommodation and Food Services, food slicers were the leading machinery source. In some sectors, a large percentage of amputations were caused by relatively few injury sources. In Construction, over half of all amputations were attributed to one of three leading sources: powered cutting handtools (21%), table saws (17%), and building materials (14%). In Accommodation and Food Services, 44% of amputations were caused by knives (23%) and food slicers (22%). In other sectors, the injury sources leading to amputation were numerous and varied. In Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting, the six leading sources accounted for only one-third of all amputations: powered conveyors (11%), non-powered cutting handtools (5%), building materials (5%), fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, chains (5%), highway vehicles (4%), and plant and industrial powered vehicles, including tractors and forklifts (4%). Detailed information on sources of injury can help tailor prevention efforts to specific industries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Cutting Tools Hand Tools Machinery Occupational Accidents Surveillance Traumatic Injuries
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068621
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 76-37-2023, 2023 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  SHARP Stats: work-related amputation sources
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d3586eb13d5c9f6db826b22540a26cc445e475cfec45e024ef4e2b336c6f06edfe576a63a353392d3bfd75867805d29fbfdf694ad903dc85945aafb80a5f6569
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207223/cdc_207223_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 379.49 KB ]