Table 2.
Description of first acute injuries in the cohort
| |
Female employees |
Male employees |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury characteristic | Count | Percent | Count | Percent |
|
Total |
687 |
|
629 |
|
|
Severity (Chi-square p < .001) |
|
|
|
|
| First aid (non-OSHA-reportable) |
604 |
87.92 |
495 |
78.70 |
| Medical treatment |
37 |
5.39 |
62 |
9.86 |
| Restricted work |
44 |
6.40 |
67 |
10.65 |
| Lost work time |
2 |
0.29 |
5 |
0.79 |
|
Type of injury (Chi-square p < .001) |
|
|
|
|
| Laceration/Cut |
133 |
19.36 |
183 |
29.09 |
| Contusion/Bruise |
169 |
24.60 |
100 |
15.90 |
| Instantaneous sprain/Strain |
73 |
10.63 |
92 |
14.63 |
| Burn (chemical or thermal) |
97 |
14.12 |
48 |
7.63 |
| Abrasion/Scratch |
63 |
9.17 |
74 |
11.76 |
| Foreign body |
57 |
8.30 |
71 |
11.29 |
| Other | 95 | 13.83 | 61 | 9.70 |