Hospital Occupational Health Services Study. II. Employee Health and Safety Statistics and Records

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Results are presented of a survey of occupational safety and health in U.S. hospitals. Illness is found to be the most frequent cause of absence in hospital employees, with respiratory problems the most frequent health problem. Strains and sprains and puncture wounds are the most frequent type of injury in hospitals. Incidence of illness and injury is found to increase as the size of the hospital increases. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Accidents, Occupational Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-rates Medical-personnel
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-61
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00046793
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-267517
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-154, 1975 Mar; :1-61
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209184/cdc_209184_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.06 MB ]