|
Characteristic
|
Total (n)
|
Total (%)
|
|---|
|
Total Injury reportsa
|
2066
| |
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
1475
|
72.2
|
|
Female
|
569
|
27.8
|
|
Status
|
|
Student
|
1933
|
96.3
|
|
Staff
|
75
|
3.7
|
|
Treatment
|
|
Hospital
|
808
|
55.0
|
|
Doctor
|
661
|
45.0
|
|
Injured Body Part
|
|
Finger
|
793
|
37.6
|
|
Hand
|
218
|
10.3
|
|
Multiple
|
199
|
9.4
|
|
Eye
|
158
|
7.5
|
|
Head
|
87
|
4.1
|
|
Foot
|
75
|
3.6
|
|
Arm
|
73
|
3.5
|
|
Face
|
60
|
2.8
|
|
Back
|
53
|
2.5
|
|
Ankle
|
51
|
2.4
|
|
Knee
|
42
|
2.0
|
|
Other
|
300
|
14.2
|
|
Injury Type
|
|
Cut/Laceration
|
815
|
42.5
|
|
Burn
|
178
|
9.3
|
|
Multiple
|
165
|
8.6
|
|
Sprain
|
95
|
5.0
|
|
Bruise/Bump
|
86
|
4.5
|
|
Fracture
|
74
|
3.9
|
|
Puncture
|
72
|
3.8
|
|
Abrasion
|
50
|
2.6
|
|
Other
|
381
|
19.9
|
|
Injury Cause
|
|
Struck By
|
664
|
34.1
|
|
Struck Against
|
305
|
15.6
|
|
Extreme Temperature
|
149
|
7.6
|
|
Caught In/Under/Between
|
134
|
6.9
|
|
Fall (Same Level)
|
87
|
4.5
|
|
Multiple
|
63
|
3.2
|
|
Rubbed/Abraded
|
55
|
2.8
|
|
Other
|
493
|
25.3
|
|
Severity
|
|
Non-disabling
|
1327
|
68.6
|
|
Temporarily disabling
|
606
|
31.3
|
|
Permanent Disability
|
1
|
0.1
|
|
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)b
|
|
Yes
|
303
|
49.3
|
|
No
|
311
|
50.7
|
- aVariables not adding up to total (N = 2066) indicated missing data points in injury report;
- “Staff” not included in analysis
- bPPE was not included in the older version of paper report from 1998 to 2003;
- yes and no indicate PPE used and no type of PPE used at the time of incidents, respectively
