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Accidents, Occupational - Economics
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Definition of 'Accidents, Occupational'Unforeseen occurrences, especially of an injurious character due to factors involving one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p10) Common names: Accidents, Occupational; Occupational Accidents; Accident, Occupational; Occupational Accident; Accidents, Industrial; Industrial Accidents; Accident, Industrial; Industrial Accident |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Etiology of work-related electrical injuries: a narrative analysis of workers' compensation claims.
29 Sep 2009 
The purpose of this study was to provide new insight into the etiology of primarily nonfatal, work-related electrical injuries. We developed a multistage, case-selection algorithm to identify electrical-related injuries from workers' compensation ... Read more...
29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVES: The objective of this paper is to describe the main steps and to conduct a systematic literature review on preventive interventions concerning work-related injuries and to illustrate the process. METHODS: Based on the Cochrane handbook, ... Read more...
Systematic reviews of workplace injury interventions: what are we missing?
29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: There are pitfalls associated with applying a biomedical model with its emphasis on experimental designs to the evaluation of workplace injury interventions. OBJECTIVES: Evaluation over enough time is essential in occupational safety ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Accidents, Occupational - Economics'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Etiology of work-related electrical injuries: a narrative analysis of workers' compensation claims. 29 Sep 2009
- Writing a Cochrane systematic review on preventive interventions to improve safety: the case of the construction industry. 29 Jun 2009
- Systematic reviews of workplace injury interventions: what are we missing? 29 Jun 2009
- Ergonomic and socioeconomic risk factors for hospital workers' compensation injury claims. 29 Jun 2009
- Restaurant supervisor safety training: evaluating a small business training intervention. 29 Jun 2009
- The economic impact of electric saw injuries to the hand. 29 Apr 2009
- Epidemiology of lifetime work-related eye injuries in the U.S. population associated with one or more lost days of work. 29 Apr 2009
- Workers compensation and occupational health and safety in the Australian agricultural industry. 30 Mar 2009
- Differences in access to wage replacement benefits for absences due to work-related injury or illness in Canada. 30 Mar 2009
- New York State adopts new fee schedule and regulations for no fault and workers' compensation.
27 Feb 2009 - Estimation of health-care costs for work-related injuries in the Mexican Institute of Social Security. 27 Feb 2009
- Effect of a nurse back injury prevention intervention on the rate of injury compensation claims. 5 Feb 2009
- An economic evaluation of a participatory ergonomics process in an auto parts manufacturer. 4 Feb 2009
- Trends in components of medical spending within workers compensation: results from 37 states combined. 30 Jan 2009
- Review of policies for injuries to research participants in India. 30 Jan 2009
- Costs associated with sharps injuries in the Swedish health care setting and potential cost savings from needle-stick prevention devices with needle and syringe. 30 Dec 2008
- Staying strong in tough times. 29 Nov 2008
- Case study: Office Depot makes motivation meaningful. 30 Aug 2008
- Transportation services for injured workers, a cost containment tool. 30 Aug 2008
- Can a transitional work grant program in a workers' compensation system reduce cost and facilitate return to work? 30 Aug 2008
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Technical information about 'Accidents, Occupational'
Definition: Unforeseen occurrences, especially of an injurious character due to factors involving one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p10)
Descriptor UI: D000062
Alternative terms: Accidents, Occupational; Occupational Accidents; Accident, Occupational; Occupational Accident; Accidents, Industrial; Industrial Accidents; Accident, Industrial; Industrial Accident;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; legislation & jurisprudence; mortality; prevention & control; psychology; statistics & numerical data; trends;
Tree Number: N06.850.135.240;
Online Note: use ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL to search ACCIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL 1966-78
History Note: 79; was in Cat G & J 1979-82, was ACCIDENTS, INDUSTRIAL in Cat G & J 1967-78 & Cat G & I 1963-66
Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific occupation (IM); DF: ACCIDENTS OCCUP