We're looking for current figures (please cite sources) on:

1. How many people suffer computer-related injuries in the US?
(Conditions such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, RSI and tendonitis)

2. How many new injuries occur per year?

3. How many people suffer general work-related injuries? (Any / all conditions)

4. How many of these injuries occur per year?

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Clarification of Question by leftright-ga on 03 Dec 2003 11:40 PST

An additional question is available to whoever can answer this one.
Might as well be aware of it while researching so here it is:

I have here another one that's somewhat related.

I'm trying to show exponential rise in computer injuries as correlated
to computer adoption in the years 1994 - today.

Can you get me numbers to show curve of computer user increase in the
US and compare with carpal tunnel or computer injury in the same time
period?

One step further would be to make some prediction on what it might be like in 2008.

GREATLY appreciate!

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 16:03 PST

Hi again leftright-ga!

I was able to find official statistics for repetitive motion injuries
for data entry keyers, which is in the realm of computer work. The
statisitcs I found are again within 2001 but only up to 1995 (short by
one year). Will this be ok as answer?

Another thing, there is no definite way to determine "new injuries"
since it could be that the incidences are recorded as it happened?
Would an absense of "new injuries" and 2008 forecast be accepted as an
answer as well?

Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 16:06 PST

Furthermore, the data is for private companies only.

Thanks again.

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Clarification of Question by leftright-ga on 03 Dec 2003 17:01 PST

Not worh $50 to us. Should I cancel this and make new question at $10?

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 17:35 PST

Hi!

You may want to just adjust the price instead of closing it and
posting a new one. But if you are having difficulty wth that you can
do the former as well.

Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by leftright-ga on 03 Dec 2003 17:57 PST

Hey easterangel, will you be around for the next hour? I have some
other data points I need and hope you can help with. Will post
questions now.

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 18:22 PST

One more clarification. The data I found for computer related injuries
are related to work related data. I wasn't able to find data that is
not work related. Will this be ok as well?

I'm sorry this is taking too long.

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Clarification of Question by leftright-ga on 03 Dec 2003 18:31 PST

Yes!! Can you get the results up in the next 30 mins? Thanks!!

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 03 Dec 2003 18:45 PST

I will try. it might take a little bit longer because my internet
connection is acting up a little bit today. :)

Hi! Thanks for another question.

Just like before, I will try to answer your question in a point-by-point manner.


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How many people suffer computer-related injuries in the US?
(Conditions such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, RSI and tendonitis)

In the latest survey in 2001 of the Bureau of Labor and Statistics
there were 1,412 cases of repetitive motion injuries for data-entry
keyers in the US. This segment is for computer related work.

http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb1147.pdf 


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How many people suffer general work-related injuries? (Any / all
conditions) and how many of these injuries occur per year?

The data you seek here are found for work-related non-fatal injuries and illnesses.

2001 ? 1,537.567
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb1156.txt

2000 ? 1,664,018
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb1034.txt 

1999 ? 1,702,470 
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0913.txt 

1998 ? 1,730,534
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0792.txt

1997 - 1,833,380
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0670.txt

1996 - 1,880,525
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0543.txt

1995 - 2,040,929
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0374.txt 

1994 - 2,236,639
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0171.txt 

1993 - 2,252,591
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0001.txt

1992 - 2,331,098
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0255.txt


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Number of Computer Related Injuries:

2001 ? 1,412 cases
2000 ? 1,107
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb1025.pdf 

1999 ?1,149
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0904.pdf 

1998 ? 1,279
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0783.pdf

1997 ? 1,177
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0663.pdf

1996 ? 993
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0621.pdf 

1995 ? 1,794
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case/ostb0457.pdf 


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Computer Adoption Trends in the US based on US Census Surveys. TheUS
Census did not do yearly surveys on these one but only

2000 ? 54,000,000 households had computers
1998 ? 31,320,000
http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/p23-207.pdf

1997 ? 37,400,000
http://www.census.gov/prod/99pubs/p20-522.pdf

1993 ? 22,605,000
1989 ? 13,683,000   
1984 -    6,980,000   
http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/computer/report93/compusea.txt


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