New Report on Sharps Injuries Among Hospital Workers in Massachusetts is Available

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A new data report, Sharps Injuries among Hospital Workers in Massachusetts, 2010," is available from the Occupational Health Surveillance Program website under "Needlesticks and other Sharps Injuries,  Data and Statistics." 

The direct link is: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/occupational-health/injuries-hospital-2010.pdf

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