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  • 1Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

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Summary

Occupational physicians and general practitioners provide valuable workplace injury data to the THOR network. Both groups identified slips, trips, and falls as key causes, though physicians reported more psychological injuries.

Keywords:
General practitionerOPRATHORTHOR-GPoccupational physicianworkplace injury.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health Surveillance

Background:

  • Accurate workplace injury data is crucial for prioritizing prevention strategies.
  • The Health and Occupation Research (THOR) network in the UK collects workplace ill-health data from physicians.
  • Physician reporting includes valuable injury case reports.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare workplace injury data reported by occupational physicians (OPs) and general practitioners (GPs) to the THOR network.
  • To analyze demographic, industrial, and injury characteristics reported by OPs and GPs.
  • To investigate sickness absence data for workplace injuries reported by GPs.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 2017 workplace injury cases reported to THOR between 2006 and 2012 by OPs and GPs.
  • Comparison of demographics, industrial groups, nature of injury, accident type, and injury site.
  • Examination of sickness absence data linked to workplace injuries reported by GPs.

Main Results:

  • Males were more prone to workplace accidents than females.
  • Sprains and strains affecting the upper limbs were the most frequent injuries.
  • Slips, trips, and falls were common causes identified by both physician groups.
  • Occupational physicians reported a higher proportion of psychological injuries (21%) compared to general practitioners (3%).

Conclusions:

  • THOR reports from OPs and GPs are a valuable resource for workplace injury data.
  • Physician-reported data complements other data sources like RIDDOR and the Labour Force Survey.
  • Understanding physician reporting patterns enhances the utility of surveillance data for occupational health interventions.