Reported duration of exposure in minutes to each transient factor in the month before injury shown as the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles in hand injured subjects*
| Exposure duration (min) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |