A Two-Year Study On Non-fata l Work-relat ed Injuries among Workers in Different Occupati ons | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine | ||
| Article 7, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 97-114 PDF (410.06 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.143341 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Elghazally SA* 1; Ewis AA2 | ||
| 1Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut | ||
| 2Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, El-Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: The working environment of millions of people is unsafe. Workrelated injuries (WRIs) are associated with bad sequels at individual, community, and organizational levels at the same time they are preventable and modifiable occupational health issues. Aim of work: To assess the demographic characteristics and pattern of reported non-fatal occupational injuries in Assiut Governorate and to identify some correlates of these types of injuries. Materials and methods: A record-based retrospective descriptive study was conducted and included all workers (226) with nonfatal occupational injuries who were registered to the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) - the Branch of Assiut Governorate during the years 2018 and 2019.For every injured worker, data were collected regarding: age, gender, residence, occupation of the worker, site of work, the injured part of body, nature of injuries, event leading to injury and its outcome. Results: Mean age of the study workers was 39.57± 9.57years. The largest number of non-fatal occupational injuries in our study was reported from construction sectors (50.4%). As regards the injury type, fractures constituted 44.7% of the total injuries followed by contusions and bruises (23.9%). Workers’ falling (51.8%), struck by blunt objects (16.4%) and accidents (15.9%) were the most commonly reported causes of injuries. Feet and hands were the most frequently body sites injured (30.5% and 25.2%). Workers’ falling and feet affections were statistically significantly higher among healthcare workers (80% and 53.3%) while struck by blunt objects and hands injuries were statistically significantly higher among manual professionals (25.9% and 35.2%). The occurrence of disabilities among the non-fatal occupational injuries was 8.4%. Regarding the pattern of non- fatal injuries according to sex, incisions (26.1%) and fractures (47.8%) significantly occurred among males, while sprains/strains and joint affections (33.3%) occurred among females. Conclusion: The largest number of non-fatal occupational injuries in our study was reported from construction sectors. There was difference in pattern of injuries and disabilities occurrence according to sex, work sector and occupation. Therefore, it is important to implement successful occupational health programs to prevent occurrence of occupational injuries especially at high risk work sectors and promote safer work practices for workers in these sectors. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Non-fatal work-related injuries; Construction workers; Disabilities; Assiut; Governorate and Occupational injuries | ||
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