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February 1990, Vol. 113, No. 2
Nursing home aides experience increase in serious injuries
Martin E. Personick
Economist, Division of Safety and Health Statistics, Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Physically impaired and socially isolated, many residents of nursing homes greatly depend on nursing aides and other employees; in providing care the workers themselves incur disabling injuries, often to the back. This article - covering private nursing homes - is the first in a Bureau of Labor Statistics series focusing on "high-impact" industries, defined as those with the largest numbers of workplace injuries and illnesses, although not necessarily the highest incidence rates.
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