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Br J Sports Med 2007;41:639-643 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.032888
  • Review

Injuries in the Victorian thoroughbred racing industry

  1. S Cowley,
  2. B Bowman,
  3. M Lawrance
  1. VIOSH Australia, School of Science & Engineering, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Victoria, Australia
  1. Dr S Cowley, PO Box 663, Ballarat, Victoria 3353, Australia; s.cowley{at}ballarat.edu.au
  • Accepted 19 April 2007
  • Published Online First 14 May 2007

Abstract

There is increasing concern in Australia about safety in the thoroughbred racing industry, but there has been no reported analysis of injury data. This review analyses injury and workers’ compensation data recorded in Victoria. On the basis of the results, it is recommended that the injury and incident data collection systems are improved such that they are not only more complete but also accumulate more detailed information about the location of an incident or injury event, the activity at the time of the incident or injury event, and factors that may have influenced the occurrence.

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: None.

  • Abbreviations:
    RVL
    Racing Victoria Limited
    VWA
    Victorian WorkCover Authority

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