Work-related safety incidents among driver license examiners

摘要: Abstract Driver license examiners serve as the first line of defense against unsafe drivers and driving practices. Nonetheless, these themselves are exposed to high levels safety risk they test new – with limited proficiency experience. A deeper understanding incidents that driver experience can inform development effective injury prevention policies interventions. Towards achieving this goal, current study focused on performing exploratory content analyses incident reports maintained by North Carolina Division Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) involved examiners. Apart from demonstrating numerous experienced during tests, five key findings include following: (1) The most common event types experience collision fixed object, overexertion physical bodily reaction, another vehicle; (2) contributing factors failure maintain control vehicle while exiting (3) Most result in involve injuries multiple body parts, followed back, leg, neck; (4) strain, sprain, bruising contusion; (5) outcomes medical case, permanent disability, report only, temporary disability. results also reveal particular relationships overrepresented reports. For example, object is associated particularly vehicle. can future efforts seek reduce rates among