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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 102600 |
| CIS number |
03-1759 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1545-9624 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sorock G.S., Lombardi D.A., Peng D.K., Hauser R., Eisen E.A., Herrick R.F., Mittleman M.A. |
| Title |
Glove use and the relative risk of acute hand injury: A case-crossover study |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2004, Vol.1, No.3, p.182-190. Illus. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between glove use and traumatic occupational hand injury. A case-crossover design was used to control differences between individuals such as occupation, injury history, age, sex, risk-taking behaviour, manual dexterity and muscle strength. 1188 hand-injured workers were interviewed regarding the use of glove at the time of the injury. The self-reported average duration of glove use in the previous month was the measure of expected wearing of gloves. 19% of the workers reported wearing gloves at the time of the injury. The expected glove use in the past month of work was 27.9%. Glove use was associated with a lower risk of laceration and punctures, but not crush, fractures, avulsions, amputations and dislocations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hand injuries; protective gloves |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; epidemiology; fractures; length of exposure; wounds; traumatic amputation; contusion; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Hand and arm protection
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