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Home » Study: More than 20% of union carpenters’ reported injuries involve hands or fingers
Construction Industry Safety and HealthOccupational SafetyToday's News

Study: More than 20% of union carpenters’ reported injuries involve hands or fingers

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September 29, 2015
KEYWORDS carpentry hazards / hand injuries / occupational injuries / work related injuries
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A study of work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers among union carpenters in Washington state, 1989 to 2008, found that hand injuries accounted for 21.1% of reported injuries and 9.5% of paid lost-time injuries.

In a typical year, one out of every 200 workers in the cohort suffered a hand injury serious enough to support a claim for paid leave time. Direct costs associated with hand and finger injuries exceeded $21 million, a cost burden of $0.11 per hour worked.

In 20 years’ time, injury rates declined substantially. The more marked decline in injuries resulting in paid leave time than those resulting in paid leave time AND medical care may represent greater progress toward reducing more serious events or more rapid return to work after injury.

Researchers evaluated work-related injuries involving a hand or fingers – and their associated costs – among a cohort of 24,830 carpenters between 1989 and 2008. During the 20-year period, reported injury rates declined substantially. Younger carpenters, and those with fewer years in the union (and probably less experience in the trade overall), suffered higher injury rates. Older carpenters had proportionately more amputations, fractures, and multiple injuries, but did not suffer these more severe injuries at higher rates than younger carpenters. Older carpenters’ higher proportion of serious injuries in the absence of higher rates likely reflects age-related reporting differences.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, July 2013.

Source; The Center for Construction Research and Training, The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights www.cpwr.com

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