Changing Trends in US injury profiles: Revisiting non-fatal occupational injury statistics

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-155

  Subramanian, A ^a   Desai, A ^a   Prakash, L ^b   Mital, A ^c   Mital, Anil ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury and illness statistics; Non fatal occupational injuries; Trends in injuries; US injury profiles

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMATION; CHINA; ERGONOMICS; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE;

BACK INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33745432054     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-005-9012-1     Document Type: Review

References (5)

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4. Mital A, Pennathur A, Kansal A. Nonfatal occupational injuries in the United States Part III - Injuries to upper extremities. Int J Ind Ergon 1999c; 25: 151-169.
5. Mital A, Pennathur A. Recognition of Musculoskeletal Injury Hazards; Final Report, NIOSH, Contact # CDC-94071VID, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1996.