Document ID (ISN) | 66421 |
CIS number |
96-1150 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0014-0139 - Ergonomics |
Year |
1994 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Mital A., Ghahramani B. |
Title |
The injury profile of a large telecommunication company: A statistical summary |
Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1994, Vol.37, No.10, Special Issue, p.1591-1601. 8 ref. |
Abstract |
Over the years, over-exertion injuries have continued to increase despite ergonomic interventions to control their frequency of occurrence. Occupational injury and illness data from a large US telecommunications company (297,548 employees), collected over a seven-year period, suggest that: (1) better record-keeping may be a reason behind the reported increase in injuries; workday losses decline as a result of improved ergonomic and occupational health interventions; (2) serious injuries are not just limited to heavy manufacturing industries; and (3) reduction in workday losses may not translate in injury cost savings. |
Descriptors (primary) |
notification of occupational accidents; statistical trends; morbidity; overstrain; strain injuries; telecommunications; musculoskeletal diseases |
Descriptors (secondary) |
hernia; USA; lower extremity disorders; spinal injuries; frequency rates; upper extremity disorders; repetitive strain injury |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Statistics
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Mental stress and burnout Diseases of the musculoskeletal system Communications industry Reporting of occupational accidents Notification of accidents and diseases
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