title: Illness and injury among female employees at the US Department of Energy.
abstract: There are few studies that examine the overall morbidity of women in industrial settings. Results from a surveillance program of 21,294 female employees of the US Department of Energy for a 12-month period are presented. Illness/absence data of 5 or more workdays were collected from an epidemiologic surveillance program at eight sites. Approximately 11% of the workforce reported an absence of 5 or more workdays in the 12-month period. The five most common disease categories accounted for 70% of all illness or injury absences among female workers. These were respiratory illnesses (22.1%), musculoskeletal disorders (13.2%), injury and poisonings (13.0%), genitourinary illnesses (9.8%), and digestive illnesses (8.8%). Sprains and strains were most frequently attributable to workplace conditions.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Health Studies, Office of Epidemiologic Studies, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, USA.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*