@article{ref1,
title="Underreporting of occupational injuries to the Labour Inspection",
journal="Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening",
year="2003",
author="Gravseth, Hans Magne and Wergeland, Ebba and Lund, Josefinne",
volume="123",
number="15",
pages="2057-2059",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Labour Inspection investigates occupational accidents and publishes injury statistics annually. Information is based upon two main sources: Copies of reports to the National Insurance Service and mandatory reports from employers to the Labour Inspection. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Occupational injuries treated by Oslo Emergency Ward and Oslo Ambulance Service during a period of three months were compared with injuries recorded by the Labour Inspection. RESULTS: Four months after the end of the study period, the Labour Inspection had received reports from the National Insurance Service on 150 (13%) of the 1,153 injuries recorded by Oslo Emergency Ward/Oslo Ambulance Service. Among all injuries registered, 208 were serious according to the criteria of the Labour Inspection. Only 19 (9%) of these were reported directly to the Labour Inspection from employers in accordance with the legal requirement. The study recorded 17 serious injuries caused by violence affecting employees; none of these were reported directly to the Labour Inspection. INTERPRETATION: Data on occupational injuries collected by the Labour Inspection are far from complete. In Oslo alone, the Labour Inspection may annually overlook some 900-1,000 serious injuries. Data quality can be improved and delayed reporting avoided by using information from doctors and medical institutions that provide treatment.<p /> <p>Language: no</p>",
language="no",
issn="0029-2001",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}