Annex 1 - Module of questions on workplace injury: 2006/07

Thinking of the 12 months since [full date] have you had any accident resulting in injury at work or in the course of your work?

1. Yes
2. No

How many accidents have you had (in the last 12 months)?

1. One
2. Two or more

Was that (most recent) injury caused by…?

1. A road accident
2. Or in some other way

May I just check, was the job you were doing when you were injured the one you previously mentioned as...

1. [Occupation title - main job]
   
2. [Occupation title - second job]
3. or was it some other job?

How soon were you able to start work again after the accident ?

1. Still off paid work
   
2. expects never to do paid work again
   
3. same day
   
4. the day after the accident
   
5. on the 2nd day after the accident
   
6. on the 3rd day after the accident
   
7. on the 4th day after the accident
   
8. on the 5th day or longer after the accident
9. don't know

How many days after the accident did you go back to work?

Enter the number of days.

(Thinking of your most recent injury) How would you describe the injury you received?

1. Amputation (NOT loss of fleshy finger tip, teeth or nails - count as superficial)
2. Fracture/broken bones (NOT cartilage in nose - count as superficial)
3. Dislocation of joints (without fracture)
4. Strain/sprain
5. Superficial (inc. bruising, abrasions, scratches, foreign body in eye)
6. Lacerations/open wound
7. Loss of sight (temporary or permanent)
8. Chemical or hot metal burn to the eyeball or any penetrating injury to the eyeball (NOT the eye area of the face generally)
9. Burns/scalds (NOT to the eye)
10. Lack of oxygen (asphyxia) or poisoning
11. Other type of injury
12. Multiple injuries, no one injury type obviously more severe

Which bones did you fracture/break?

1. Fingers or thumbs
2. Toes
3. Wrist or ankle
4. Other bones in hand or foof
5. Other bones in arm or leg
6. Head, neck, spine or pelvis
7. or other bones

Which joints were dislocated?

1. Shoulder
2. Other joint in arm e.g. wrist, elbow
3. Hip
4. Knee
5. Other joint in leg e.g. ankle
6. or spine

Was the loss of sight temporary or permanent?

1. Temporary
2. Permanent

For how long was your sight impaired?

1. up to 5 minutes
2. from 5 minutes to 1 hour
3. from 1-24 hours
4. from 1-7 days
5. more than a week

Still thinking of the accident you just mentioned, did you…

1. Lose consciousness, even briefly?
2. Suffer from hypothermia or heat induced illness?
3. Need resuscitation?
4. Stay in hospital for more than 24 hours?
5. Not experience any af the above

How long were you unconscious?

1. momentarily (for a few seconds)
2. less than 1 minute
3. 1-5 minutes
4. more than 5 minutes but less than 1 hour
5. more than 1 hour

Please could you describe how the accident happened?

1. contact with moving machinery or material being machined
2. hit by a moving, flying or falling object
3. hit by a moving vehicle
4. hit something fixed or stationary
5. injured while handling, lifting or carrying
6. slipped, tripped or fell on the same level
7. fell from a height
8. trapped by something collapsing or overturning
9. Near drowning or asphyxiation
10. exposed to, or in contact with, a harmful substance
11. exposed to fire
12. exposed to an explosion
13. contact with electricity or an electrical discharge
14. injured by an animal
15. physically assaulted by a person
16. another kind of accident