Table 2

Distribution of injury by body part, injury type and mechanism of injury for controls (2007, 2008 and 2009) and the intervention class (2012)

 200720082009Total controls2012Total
RAPYRAPYRAPYRAPYRAPYRAPY
n=13n=2n=17n=24n=6n=5n=36n=31n=11n=3n=47n=34
Body part
 Lower extremity12 (92.3)2 (100)13 (76.4)8 (33.3)3 (50)2 (40)28 (77.8)12 (38.7)9 (81.8)1 (33.3)37 (78.7)13 (38.2)
 Upper extremity002 (11.8)6 (25)01 (20)2 (5.6)7 (22.6)1 (9.1)2 (66.6)3 (6.4)9 (26.5)
 Back/spine0004 (16.7)1 (16.7)1 (20)1 (2.8)5 (16.1)1 (9.1)02 (4.3)5 (14.7)
 Head/face/neck0002 (8.3)01 (20)03 (9.7)0003 (8.8)
 Torso1 (7.7)02 (11.8)4 (16.7)2 (33.3)05 (13.9)4 (12.9)005 (10.6)4 (11.8)
Injury type
 Sprain/strain12 (92.3)2 (100)11 (64.7)13 (54.2)3 (50)2 (40)26 (72.2)17 (54.8)8 (72.7)2 (66.6)34 (72.3)19 (55.9)
 Contusion/laceration003 (17.6)6 (25)1 (16.7)1 (20)4 (11.1)7 (22.6)1 (9.1)05 (10.6)7 (20.6)
 Fracture/dislocation0001 (4.2)1 (16.7)1 (20)1 (2.8)2 (6.5)1 (9.1)1 (33.3)2 (4.3)3 (8.8)
 Burn001 (5.9)1 (4.2)01 (20)1 (2.8)2 (6.5)001 (2.1)2 (5.9)
 Other*1 (7.7)02 (11.7)3 (12.5)1 (16.7)04 (11.1)3 (9.7)1 (9.1)05 (10.6)3 (8.8)
Mechanism of injury
 Acute overexertion11 (84.6)2 (50)7 (41.2)17 (70.8)4 (66.7)3 (60)22 (61.1)22 (71.0)9 (81.8)2 (66.6)31 (66)24 (70.6)
 Cutting, piercing0003 (12.5)01 (20)04 (12.9)0004 (11.8)
 Struck by/caught between005 (29.4)01 (16.7)06 (16.7)01 (9.1)1 (33.3)7 (14.9)1 (2.9)
 Fall1 (7.7)000001 (2.8)0001 (2.1)0
 Other†1 (7.7)05 (29.4)4 (16.7)1 (16.7)1 (20)7 (19.4)5 (16.1)1 (9.1)08 (17.0)5 (14.7)
Injury rate13/19 (0.68)2/10 (0.20)17/40 (0.43)24/34 (0.71)6/18 (0.33)5/14 (0.36)36/77 (0.47)31/57 (0.54)11/32 (0.34)3/27 (0.11)47/109 (0.43)34/109 (0.31)
Exercise-related injury rate5/19 (0.26)06/40 (0.15)6/34 (0.18)3/18 (0.17)014/77 (0.18)6/57 (0.11)8/32 (0.25)1/27 (0.04)22/109 (0.20)7/109 (0.06)
Total15/19 (0.79)41/40 (1.03)11/18 (0.61)67/77 (0.87)14/32 (0.44)81/109 (0.74)
  • *Includes injury types, medical, eye, electrical injury and missing.

  • †Includes injuries with a mechanism of thermal effect, transportation-related, unspecified and missing.

  • PY, probationary year; RA, recruit academy.