Hospital Workplace Safety

 

1. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2013. For detailed citations, see OSHA’s “Facts About Hospital Worker Safety” at www.osha.gov/dsg/hospitals.

2. American Nurses Association. 2011. 2011 Health and Safety Survey Report.

3. Aon Risk Solutions. 2012. 2012 Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer

4. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Case and Demographic Incidence Rates. Accessed September 2013. In this figure, “hospitals” represents SIC 806 (1992–2002) and NAICS 622 (2003–2011), which cover all types of hospitals. “Nursing and residential care facilities” represents SIC 805 and 836 (1992–2002) and NAICS 623 (2003–2011), and “ambulatory care” represents SIC 801 and 802 (1992–2002) and NAICS 621 (2003–2011). Data are limited to private industry.