Table 2 Description of first acute injuries in the cohort
Female employees | Male employees | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Injury characteristic | Count | Percent | Count | Percent |
Total | 687 | 629 | ||
Severity (Chi-square p < .001) | ||||
First aid (non-OSHA-reportable) | 604 | 87.92 | 495 | 78.70 |
Medical treatment | 37 | 5.39 | 62 | 9.86 |
Restricted work | 44 | 6.40 | 67 | 10.65 |
Lost work time | 2 | 0.29 | 5 | 0.79 |
Type of injury (Chi-square p < .001) | ||||
Laceration/Cut | 133 | 19.36 | 183 | 29.09 |
Contusion/Bruise | 169 | 24.60 | 100 | 15.90 |
Instantaneous sprain/Strain | 73 | 10.63 | 92 | 14.63 |
Burn (chemical or thermal) | 97 | 14.12 | 48 | 7.63 |
Abrasion/Scratch | 63 | 9.17 | 74 | 11.76 |
Foreign body | 57 | 8.30 | 71 | 11.29 |
Other | 95 | 13.83 | 61 | 9.70 |