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Article: Statistical analysis of injury severity rates.(Statistical Data Included)
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- IIE Transactions
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
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AMY HANCOCK BOYD [1]
DARRELL RADSON [2]
Statistical analysis of operation injury experience represent a rational method of identifying the operations for which ergonomic intervention will reap benefits. This paper presents statistical methods for the analysis of injury severity rates. Approximate expressions for upper one-sided tolerance limits on the severity rate are presented. Illustrations using injury data from a large manufacturing organization are presented.
1. Introduction
A primary goal of operation changes or work place redesign using ergonomic principles is the reduction in the number of injuries and their associated costs. ...