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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2024 May 1;66(8):635–647. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003124

TABLE 3.

Number of Lost-Time Claims Including One of the Listed Words by Event or Exposure

Event or Exposurea
Word or Words Transportation Incidents (n = 91) Fires and Explosions (n = 27) Falls, Slips, Trips (n = 236) Exposure to Harmful Substances or Environments (n = 22) Contact With Objects and Equipment (n = 296) Overexertion and Bodily Reaction (n = 180) All Events and Exposures (n = 860)b

Leg area: including foot, knee, ankle, leg, toe, or hip 9 3 99 1 74 49 236
Fell or fall 4 2 150 1 45 0 202
Vehicle-related words: including truck, trailer, tailgate, pickup, semi, or vehicle 50 2 60 0 28 29 169
Pipe or piping 0 1 30 1 96 32 161
Hand area: including hand, finger, thumb, or pinky 4 1 18 0 125 6 154
Slip, slipped, or slipping (omit slips) 0 0 95 0 24 0 119
Arm area: including shoulder, elbow, wrist, or arm 7 2 32 2 29 41 115
Backc 4 0 29 0 10 45 89
a

The event or exposure, violence and other injuries by persons or animals, was not included due to small numbers of claims.

b

May not equal the sum of the other columns as some claims had events or exposures not listed here.

c

Includes 110 phrases referring to the human back. See Table S5.