TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Work-related injuries of the hand: data from an occupational injury/illness surveillance system
JO  - Journal of community health
A1  - Hahn, J. J.
A1  - Oleske, D. M.
SP  - 205
EP  - 219
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - Administrative and clinical data from a network of occupational medicine clinics were combined to evaluate the utility of these data in the surveillance of non-fatal occupational injuries. Incident cases of work-related hand injuries were characterized to evaluate that process. In 1988, hand and finger injuries were found to be among the most common (n = 4,120) of all occupational injuries recorded in the system. Hand/finger injuries accounted for 30.0 percent of all episodes of work-related injuries treated, with the incidence of these decreasing with increasing company size. Hand injuries were found to be potentially severe with nearly 20 percent resulting from a crushing motion and nearly 10 percent being fractures or amputations. Hands being caught in machines or struck by metal items or hand tools accounted for 36.2 percent of the injuries. A surveillance system based upon ambulatory care data can be a feasible method for identifying priority areas for the prevention of work-related injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0094-5145
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -