BACKGROUND: There is little reliable information about the incidence and severity of @entity5281 in Norway. MATERIAL AND METHODS: @entity5281 occurring at worksites in Oslo and treated by Oslo Emergency Ward or Oslo Ambulance Service were recorded over a period of three months. @entity1 with serious @entity130 were interviewed about the accident. RESULTS: 1153 injury incidents were registered, 229 (20%) of which were considered serious. Median age of @entity1 was 32 years. Estimated annual incidence of @entity130 at worksites in Oslo treated by Oslo Emergency Ward/Oslo Ambulance Service was 14 per 1000 employees, for all @entity130 in Oslo requiring treatment, 20 per 1000 employees. @entity1 had three times the incidence of @entity1 . The incidence was highest in the youngest age groups. Of those with serious @entity130 , 30% had a non-Scandinavian language as their first language. Electricians, carpenters and police officers had the highest observed incidences. 87 @entity130 (8%) were caused by violence. INTERPRETATION: The incidence of @entity5281 in Oslo is reduced by about 40% since the 1970s. There is, however, no reduction for @entity1 . Construction workers are still at high risk. Workers of non-Scandinavian origin are also at high risk, probably because of selection into high-risk occupations. The injury register provides a good overview, but in-depth studies are needed to identify specific risk factors.

[ XXXX in Oslo: a study of @entity5281 treated by the Oslo Emergency Ward and Oslo Ambulance Service].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'Men'] @entity5281 :: ('MESH:D060051', 'Disease') :: ['occupational injuries', 'Occupational injuries'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['injuries']
@entity5281 :: (MESH:D060051,Disease) :: ['Occupational injuries']
