Exposure duration (min) | ||||
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Factor | No exposed†| 25% | Median 50% | 75% |
*Adapted from Sorock et al.11 | ||||
†Number of subjects (n=232) reporting any exposure during the past work-month to each of eight transient risk factors. For instance, 118 subjects reported a median of 8 minutes of distraction time, on average, during episodes of distraction in the month before the injury. | ||||
Working overtime | 160 | 90 | 180 | 390 |
Wearing gloves | 155 | 60 | 258 | 480 |
Rushing | 151 | 60 | 120 | 300 |
Distracted | 118 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
Unusual task | 86 | 18 | 60 | 150 |
Equipment/materials or performed differently | 71 | 1 | 5 | 60 |
Feeling ill | 65 | 60 | 240 | 480 |
Different work method | 64 | 9 | 30 | 120 |