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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 14.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Ergon. 2020 May 8;87:103139. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103139

Table 7:

Safety Incidents Comparison by Exposure and Intervention Usage Groups

Measure Exposure / Intervention Usage Group All Interventions Ergonomic Material Handling Only (Anti-fatigue Mats Excluded)
N Surveys Mean Effect of Intervention** N Mean Effect of Intervention**
Any Safety Events Frequency > 0 1 592 4.7% 5.4% (−58%, 164.4%) 554 4.2% 5.7% (−94.6%, 106.1%)
2 172 9.9% 162 9.9%
3 56 8.9% 53 9.4%
4 148 10.1% 146 10.3%
Material Handling Task-related Safety Events Frequency > 0 1 592 3.0% −15.2% (−66.2%, 112.8%) 554 2.5% −9.4% (−91.3%, 72.4%)
2 172 7.6% 162 8.0%
3 56 5.4% 53 5.7%
4 148 8.8% 146 8.9%
*

One company performing seasonal work was excluded.

**

Based on comparing Groups 2 and 4, with 95th percentile confidence intervals shown.