women) and kneeling for more than 2 h per day among men ). Conclusions This study, conducted in a large representative working population, highlights the relation between incident knee pain and occupational risk factors such as handling loads and kneeling. 0066 PROBLEMS OF VISION, HEARING AND BALANCE AND RISKS OF WORKPLACE INJURYKeith Palmer, Stefania D'Angelo, E Clare Harris, Cathy Linaker, David Coggon. University of Southampton, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton, UK 10. 1136/oemed-2014-102362.20 Objectives To assess the role of sensory impairments and disorders of balance in occupational injury. Method The Clinical Practice Research Datalink records all medical consultations, referrals and diagnoses in primary care for 6% of the British population. Using this register we identified 1348 working-aged patients who had consulted medical services over a 20-year period for workplace injury (cases) and 6652 matched controls. Risks were assessed in relation to visual impairment, common eye diseases, hearing loss, perforated ear drum, non-acute otitis media, and disorders of balance, using conditional logistic regression. Results In all, 173 subjects had had an eye problem before the date of injury consultation (index date), 793 an ear problem (including 336 with impaired hearing and 482 with non-acute otitis media), and 266 a disorder of balance. No associations were found with specific eye diseases or perforation of the ear drum, but odds ratios (ORs) were moderately elevated for eye and ear problems more generally, and higher still in relation to blindness or partial sight (OR 1.90) and non-acute otitis media (OR 2.03). The OR for consulting with disorder of balance within the 12 months immediately preceding injury consultation was 1.81 (95% CI 1.03-3.17). Conclusions Problems of vision, impairments of hearing, and disorders of balance may all carry a moderately increased risk of occupational injury. Objectives To assess the relation between Dupuytren's contracture and occupational exposure to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV). Method We mailed a questionnaire to 21 201 subjects of working age, chosen randomly from the age-sex registers of 34 general practices in Great Britain and to 993 subjects randomly selected from military pay records. We asked about occupational exposure to 39 sources of HTV and about fixed flexion contracture of the little or ring finger. Analysis focused on men at work in the previous week, for whom estimates were made of average daily vibration dose (A (8) Objectives To characterise the prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort and fatigue of the lower extremities (LE) in a large sample of workers in a large, unionised automotive assembly facility. To assess whether floor matting reduced reported prevalence of LE discomfort. Method Questionnaires were administered to 1353 workers representing 39% of the plant's workforce. Discomfort of the LE was assessed on a qualitative scale. Participants rated tiredness overall and in the legs at the end of their shifts. Information on j...
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