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. 2018 Feb 26;15(3):398. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15030398

Figure 1.

Flowchart of work-related injuries among on-call workers classified by severity.

Figure 1

Variable Source Value
  • A.

    Population of on-call workers in Australia

24% of Australia’s 9.6 million salaried workers complete on-call as part of their employment [ 4] 2,304,000
  • B.

    Proportion of on-call workers with inadequate sleep

66%; survey of on call workers (n = 203) 1,520,200
  • C.

    Proportion of on-call workers with work-related injuries

7.5% workplace injuries due to inadequate sleep in Australia in 2016–2017 [ 19] 114,048
  • D.

    Resulting in short absence from work

[C-E-F] 113,211
  • E.

    Resulting in full incapacity

Based on Deloitte Access Economics (2011) (e.g., in this study it was estimated that 0.73% of all motor vehicle accidents resulted in injury sufficient that the individual does not return to work) [ 19]. In this study, this proportion (0.74%) was used as a proxy of the number of cases resulting in full incapacity due to inadequate sleep. 833
  • F.

    Resulting in fatality

0.04 mortality rate per 1000 attributed to workplace injuries condition [ 19] 4