This statistic is based on a survey and it shows the share of laboratory researchers that have ever sustained a personal injury at work, as of 2012. Almost half of the responding researchers stated that they had sustained a personal injury during their laboratory work.
Percentage of laboratory researchers that have ever sustained a personal injury at work as of 2012
Original question: "In the time that you've been conducting research in a laboratory setting, have you ever sustained an injury of any kind?"
The focus of data collection was in the United States (1,460) and United Kingdom (356); a smaller number of respondents came from other EU-countries (151), China (97), Japan (59), and other countries worldwide (237).
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NPG, & BioRAFT, & University of California (Center for Laboratory Safety). (January 30, 2013). Percentage of laboratory researchers that have ever sustained a personal injury at work as of 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/481658/researchers-that-ever-sustained-a-personal-injury-in-laboratory/
NPG, und BioRAFT, und University of California (Center for Laboratory Safety). "Percentage of laboratory researchers that have ever sustained a personal injury at work as of 2012." Chart. January 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481658/researchers-that-ever-sustained-a-personal-injury-in-laboratory/
NPG, BioRAFT, University of California (Center for Laboratory Safety). (2013). Percentage of laboratory researchers that have ever sustained a personal injury at work as of 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481658/researchers-that-ever-sustained-a-personal-injury-in-laboratory/
NPG, and BioRAFT, and University of California (Center for Laboratory Safety). "Percentage of Laboratory Researchers That Have Ever Sustained a Personal Injury at Work as of 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481658/researchers-that-ever-sustained-a-personal-injury-in-laboratory/
NPG & BioRAFT & University of California (Center for Laboratory Safety), Percentage of laboratory researchers that have ever sustained a personal injury at work as of 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481658/researchers-that-ever-sustained-a-personal-injury-in-laboratory/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of laboratory researchers that have ever sustained a personal injury at work as of 2012 [Graph], NPG, & BioRAFT, & University of California (Center for Laboratory Safety), January 30, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/481658/researchers-that-ever-sustained-a-personal-injury-in-laboratory/
