Needle-stick epidemiology in Navy health care workers based on INJTRAK reports (2001-2002)

We provide a descriptive epidemiological analysis of needlestick injuries in Navy medical personnel from the Naval Safety Center database (INJTRAK) for a 1-year period (October 2001 through September 2002). The reports of needle sticks were reviewed on the basis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system for exposure code 3431 (N = 265). Most of the reported needle sticks occurred in men (60.8%) and were from personnel