PALO ALTO - Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), hernia, amputation and fracture were the four most disabling conditions afflicting workers in private industry in 1995. That information comes from the just-issued Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report listing characteristics of the two million lost-worktime injuries and illnesses employers reported in 1995.Half of the 32,457 workers with CTS missed 30 days or more of work. Work-related hernias (30,463 reported), amputations (11,308, usually of the finge
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