@article{ref1,
title="Work-related injuries to animal care workers, Washington 2007-2011",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2015",
author="Fowler, Heather and Adams, Darrin and Bonauto, David K. and Rabinowitz, Peter",
volume="59",
number="3",
pages="236-244",
abstract="BACKGROUND: For workers engaged in animal care, workplace hazards are common and may outnumber those experienced by human healthcare workers. <br><br>METHODS: We used accepted Washington State workers' compensation claims for the period from January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011 to compare injury rates and types of injuries across animal care occupations. <br><br>RESULTS: Work-related injuries frequently affect veterinary support staff and those working in pet stores, shelters, grooming facilities and kennels. Animal-related injuries were the most commonly reported injury type experienced by all groups, though the animal source of injury appears to differ by work setting. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Workplace related injuries among animal care workers are common and most often caused by physical insults resulting from worker-animal interaction. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22547",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22547"
}