Table 3 Relative risks for hand injury associated with transient workplace conditions.

Worker group	Unusual work task or equipment	Glove use
All subjects	11.0 (9.4 to 12.8)*	0.4 (0.3 to 0.5)
Occupational group
Machine/assembly	10.6 (18.5 to 13.3)	0.5 (0.4 to 0.6)
Construction trades	17.4 (9.3 to 32.3)	0.3 (0.2 to 0.4)
Packaging	5.1 (3.8 to 6.9)	0.4 (0.3 to 0.7)
Service, prof, mgmt	15.7 (11.1 to 22.3)	0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)
Job experience (years)
⩽1	13.2 (9.1 to 19.2)	0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)
1 to 3	16.3 (11.4 to 23.3)	0.2 (0.2 to 0.4)
>3	9.0 (7.4 to 11.0)	0.5 (0.4 to 0.6)

*Relative risk (95% CI) exposed versus non‐exposed.