From: . The most common injuries experienced by workers in the Health and Aged care services industry. According to this diagram, the most common injury experienced by workers in Health and Aged care services industry is to the lower back. Why do you think this is the case? Use the information in the diagram on the previous page to complete the % column in the following table (Table 1). Body part % of total Injury type Hazards Back Muscle and tendon sprains and People handling strains Hands and Needle stick injuries/punctures, Skin penetration, fingers crushing hand or fingers. Muscle People handling strain Shoulder Muscle and tendon sprains and People handling strains Knee Muscle and tendon sprains and Slips, trips and falls strains Forearm/Wrist Muscle and tendon sprains and People handling strains Neck Muscle and tendon sprains and People handling strains Psychological Anxiety, depression, work-related Occupational stress system stress Leg Muscle and tendon sprains and Slips, trips and falls strains Table 1
From: . The most common injuries experienced by workers in the Health and Aged care services industry. According to this diagram, the most common injury experienced by workers in Health and Aged care services industry is to the lower back. Why do you think this is the case? Use the information in the diagram on the previous page to complete the % column in the following table (Table 1). Body part % of total Injury type Hazards Back Muscle and tendon sprains and strains People handling Hands and fingers Needle stick injuries/punctures, crushing hand or fingers. Muscle strain Skin penetration, People handling Shoulder Muscle and tendon sprains and strains People handling Knee Muscle and tendon sprains and strains Slips, trips and falls Forearm/Wrist Muscle and tendon sprains and strains People handling Neck Muscle and tendon sprains and strains People handling Psychological system Anxiety, depression, work-related stress Occupational stress Leg Muscle and tendon sprains and strains Slips, trips and falls Table 1