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. 2018 Oct 29;92(2):175–184. doi: 10.1007/s00420-018-1370-z

Table 3.

Causes of accidents at the workplace of social workers, 2011–2015.

Source: Department Statistics, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)

Cause of accident Social workers and therapists (N = 9551) Caregivers in sheltered workshops (N = 4683) Teachers in residential institutions (N = 2564)
n % n % n %
Slipping, stumbling or falling 2930 30.7 961 20.5 753 29.4
Movements of the body without physical stress 1495 15.7 961 20.5 591 23.1
Movements of the body under/with physical stress 1879 19.7 795 17.0 488 19.0
Violence, attack, threat, fright, surprise 1354 14.2 1031 22.0 410 16.0
Others/not specified 1894 19.8 935 20.0 322 12.6

As data refer to projected sample statistics, uncertainties in the extrapolation and rounding errors may occur