In 2010, nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had the highest musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) rates. There were 27,020 cases, equating to an incidence rate (IR) of 249 per 10,000 workers, more than seven times the average for all industries. This incidence rate compares to the all-wo...
Thanks the OSP effort, safety on the construction site far exceeded national norms. The project injury rate decreased by 78 percent in 2009, the first year of the partnership, compared to the 2008, pre-partnership baseline. The rate also was 25 percent below the national average for constructio...
000 employees each year with a cost of about $50 billion annually in 1991 according to NIOSH. The frequency and economic impact of back injuries and disorders on the work force are expected to increase over the next several decades as the average age of the work force increases and medical ...
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants have the highest rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The rate is more than seven times the average for all industries. The average incidence rate for MSD cases with days away from work increased by four percent, while the MSD incidence rate for ...