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