HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Musculoskeletal Disorder, Occupational Disease, Human Musculoskeletal System
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This data is harder to acquire than data on injuries. Reported cases of illness in the workplace in 2011 accounted for only 5. 2% of the more than 3 million injury and illness cases: private industry. 207,000 new cases of occupational illness were reported. 20. 6 cases per 10,000 full time workers. Skin disease and disorders had the highest incidence of. Some conditions, such as cancers are slow to develop and are difficult to associate with the workplace. These diseases and conditions are often unrecognized and underreported in annual reports of injuries and illnesses. Occupational disease can be categorized by cause and by the organ or organ system affected: repeated trauma is the cause. Musculoskeletal system is the affected organ system: exposure to asbestos is a cause of illness. The respiratory system, especially the lung is the system affected. Are the most frequently reported occupational disorders. They include acute and chronic injury to: muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, joints, bones, supporting vasculature.
