Risk for occupational injury of handicapped workers in Taiwan

The current study investigated occupational risk of handicapped workers rel ative to nonhandicapped workers and used the standardized mortality ratio a s an index that handicapped workers were at elevated risk for occupational injury. A total of 6,327 records of disabling occupational injuries beyond first aid treatment from January to December, 1999 were collected and analy zed. The ratio of the standardized mortality ratio of the handicapped vs no nhandicapped workers indicated that occupational injury risk of handicapped workers must be seriously examined for the reasons for this unexpectedly h igh occupational risk.