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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Statistical analysis of injury severity rates

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Pages 207-216 | Received 01 Aug 1993, Accepted 01 Jan 1998, Published online: 27 Jul 2007
 

Abstract

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.

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