Injuries Among Army Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanics
Abstract
The medical records of 518 male and 43 female mechanics at Fort Bragg, North Carolina were screened for injuries occurring in a 1-year period. An injury was defined as an event in the medical record indicating the Soldier sought medical care for an overuse or traumatic condition. Weight, height, age, and ethnicity were also extracted from the medical records; body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight/height*height. The person-time injury rates for men and women were 124 and 156 injuries/100 person-years, respectively. Limited duty days for men and women were 2076 and 1966 days/100 person-years, respectively. For the men, 34% of the injuries involved the upper body, 19% the lower back and 46% the lower body. For women, 24% of the injuries involved the upper body, 10% the lower back, and 62% the lower body Activities associated with injury included (in order of incidence) physical training, mechanical work, sports, airborne-related activities, road marching, garrison/home activities, and chronic conditions. Among the men, elevated injury risk was associated with greater weight and greater BMI.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA444708
Entities
People
- Bruce H. Jones
- Edward Hoedebecke
- Joseph J Knapik
- Keith G. Hauret
- Lolita Burrell
- Marilyn A. Sharp
- Michelle Canham-chervak
- Salima Darakjy
- Sara Canada
- Sarah B. Jones
- Stephanie Morrison
- Steven Bullock
Organizations
- United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine