Research Article
Nonfatal Occupational Injury Rates and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Housekeeping Employees of a Hospital in Texas
Table 2
Total Injuries and incidence rates among housekeepers and other employees.
| | Total injuries | Total injury incidence rates | | Other employees | Housekeepers | Other employees | Housekeepers |
| 2004 | 413 | 27 | 20.1 | 33.28 | 2005 | 268 | 31 | 13.3 | 75.18 | 2006 | 286 | 22 | 13.9 | 29.68 | 2007 | 241 | 15 | 11.3 | 17.88 | 2008 | 225 | 22 | 9.6 | 23.54 |
| Total | 1433 | 117 | 13.64 | 35.91 |
| | Slip/trip/fall Injuries | Slips/trips/falls Incidence Rate | | Other employees | Housekeepers | Other employees | Housekeepers |
| 2004 | 43 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.46 | 2005 | 49 | 6 | 2.44 | 7.77 | 2006 | 56 | 3 | 2.72 | 3.87 | 2007 | 47 | 3 | 2.2 | 3.57 | 2008 | 56 | 4 | 2.4 | 4.28 |
| Total | 251 | 18 | 2.372 | 4.39 |
| | Material handling injuries | Material handling incidence rate | | Other employees | Housekeepers | Other employees | Housekeepers |
| 2004 | 29 | 2 | 1.41 | 2.46 | 2005 | 27 | 8 | 1.34 | 12.96 | 2006 | 19 | 5 | 0.92 | 6.46 | 2007 | 23 | 4 | 1.08 | 4.76 | 2008 | 16 | 3 | 0.68 | 3.22 |
| Total | 114 | 22 | 1.086 | 5.972 |
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