Table 3.

Work-related Injury Characteristics (n = 80 total number of injuries reported)

Place of Injury Occurrence and Activity Being Performed	N	% of 80
On the scene of a non-fire call	25	31.3
Lifting, pushing, pulling	18	22.5
Providing medical care	4	5.0
Entering/exiting apparatus	2	2.5
Othera	1	1.3
On the fireground performing fire/rescue activities	21	26.3
Advancing/directing hose	7	8.8
Loading, unloading, and transporting equipment	3	3.8
Rescue	3	3.8
Otherb	8	10.2
During training	16	20.0
Physical training	5	6.3
Advancing/directing hose	2	2.5
Loading, unloading, and transporting equipment	2	2.5
Otherc	7	8.9
At the station	10	12.5
Strength training/weight lifting	2	2.5
Equipment/apparatus checks	3	3.8
Otherd	4	5.0
Unspecified	1	1.3
Responding to or returning from a call	4	5.0
Entering/exiting apparatus	1	1.3
Lifting, pushing, pulling	1	1.3
Unspecified	2	2.5
Other/on-duty timee	4	5.0
Type of Injury	N	%
Sprain, strain, muscular pain	63	78.8
Dislocation or broken (fractured) bones	7	8.8
Contagious disease exposure	3	3.8
Otherf	7	8.8

^aOther: going down concrete steps (1)

^bOther: entering/exiting apparatus (1), overhaul (1), ventilation (1), working on aerial ladder (1), lifting (1), many of the answers could be used (1), all of the above (1), cumulative (1)

^cOther: lifting people (1), using ground ladders (1), entering/exiting apparatus (1), boat operations (1), swimming in river (1), forcible entry (1), building training props (1)

^dOther: station maintenance (1), cooking (1), squatting down (1), lifting hose (1)

^eOther: lifting/walking/climbing (1), chronic exposure (1), pneumonia (1), unknown (1)

^fOther: burn (1), smoke or gas inhalation (1), wound/cut/bleeding/bruise (1), cancer (1), herniated disc (2), piece of metal in eye (1)