Choice of a denominator for occupational injury rates: a study of the development of a Swedish iron-ore mine

Article Abstract:

Injury risks at the underground extraction phase in a Swedish iron-ore mine were investigated to compare the longitudinal representations of injury risk obtained, using hours worked and production volume as alternative injury-rate denominators. At the early stages of the mine's development, the two denominators provide a considerably different representation of injury risk. At later stages, however, they showed an increasing tendency to provide a similar picture. It is concluded that time worked and production output may provide a significantly different representation of injury risk when a production process is mainly human-based and physically taxing.

Safety and security measures, Iron industry

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Injuries at a metal foundry as a function of job classification, length of employment and drug screening

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted to evaluate the nature of accidents experienced by the workers in metal foundries. Results show that workplace injuries are dependent upon the length of employment, the workstation and the job category of workers. Eye injuries are more common among grinders, heat injuries among hot metal workers and strain, pull and tear injuries among molders. Accident rates for long term workers are lower while injury rates adjusted for exposure vary among worker types.

Officials and employees, Metalworkers, Foundries

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Handedness, hand roles, and hand injuries at work

Article Abstract:

This article provides an overview of hand injury research and examines the roles of the right and left hands in the metal products industry. Results indicate that there were no significant differences between hand roles in manufacturing tasks, but emergency controls were often located to the right of the machines.

Canada, Health aspects, Statistical Data Included, Hand, Metal products industry, Metalworking industry, Manual work, Left- and right-handedness, Handedness, Hand injuries

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