TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Work-related injuries to animal care workers, Washington 2007-2011
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Fowler, Heather
A1  - Adams, Darrin
A1  - Bonauto, David K.
A1  - Rabinowitz, Peter
SP  - 236
EP  - 244
VL  - 59
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22547
ID  - ref1
ER  -