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Incidence rate:
The rate at which new injuries and illnesses occur for a given job, production line, work area, department or the company. 

Intervertebral Disc:
Elastic disc -- a fibrous outer ring enclosing a pulpy inner nucleus -- interposed between adjoining vertebrae of the spine. Deterioration of the intervertebral disc through injury or disease leads to back pain.

Ischia:
"U"- shaped bones within the buttocks that carry most of the weight of the upper body in a seated position.
 


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