WHAT CAUSES HAND AND ARM INJURIES?

A comprehensive study of workplace injuries to hands and arms, recently completed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, will help OSHA in developing safety standards, compliance strategy, and training programs designed to reduce on-job injuries. Workers' Compensation reports from 23 states, spanning the period from December 1980 to May 1981, were used to identify the injured workers; a special questionnaire was sent to the workers to obtain the cited information. The accidents, categorized in the two-part study as either hand injuries or amputations, are examined: by industry; nature and/or source of injury; age and sex of worker; conditions or events contributing to the injury; activity of the worker and type of accidents; the use of protective equipment; use of safeguards by workers using fixed machinery; safety practices employed, and, in some cases, the estimated time lost following the injury. The article summarizes the results of the survey.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

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  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Publication Date: 1983-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-45
• Serial:
  • National Safety News
  • Volume: 128
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Safety Council

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arm; Compliance; Crash causes; Data collection; Federal government agencies; Hand; Injuries; Occupational safety; Safety; Standards; Statistics; Surveys; Traffic safety; Training; Workers compensation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety standards
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381286
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 449
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM