| Document ID (ISN) | 109930 |
| CIS number |
09-762 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Alamgir H., Yu S., Gorman E., Ngan K., Guzman J. |
| Title |
Near miss and minor occupational injury: Does it share a common causal pathway with major injury? |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2009, Vol.52, No.1, p.69-75. Illus. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
An essential assumption of injury prevention programs is the common cause hypothesis that the causal pathways of near misses and minor injuries are similar to those of major injuries. The rates of near miss, minor injury and major injury of all reported incidents and musculoskeletal incidents among heath care workers were calculated for three Canadian regions using information from a surveillance database and productive hours from payroll data. The relative distribution of individual causes and activities involved in near miss, minor injury and major injury were then compared. For all reported incidents, there were significant differences in the relative distribution of causes for near miss, minor, and major injury. However, the relative distribution of causes and activities involved in minor and major musculoskeletal injuries were similar. Implications are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
analysis of accident causes; health care personnel; minor accidents |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; musculoskeletal diseases; severity rates; causes of accidents; statistical evaluation; injuries |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Accident research
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