The effect of rate denominator source on US fatal occupational injury rate estimates

2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Richardson ◽  
Dana Loomis ◽  
A. John Bailer ◽  
James Bena
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Injury Rate

scholarly journals Nonfatal Occupational Injury Rates and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Housekeeping Employees of a Hospital in Texas

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirtigandha Salwe ◽  
Shrawan Kumar ◽  
Joyce Hood
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Full Time Equivalent ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Hospital Employees ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Type Of Injury

Objectives. To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in hospital cleaners.Methods. Injury data on all hospital employees were extracted from occupational health records and compared. Additionally an interview-based modified Nordic Questionnaire (response rate 98.14%) was conducted.Results. The mean total injury rate for cleaners was 35.9 per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE), while that for other employees was 13.64 per 100 FTE. Slips/trips/falls and MMH contributed 4.39 and 2.37 per 100 FTE among cleaners and rest of the hospital employees, respectively. The most common type of injury was strain while the most common cause of injury was a striking object.Conclusion. The cleaners have higher injury rates and morbidity as compared to other employees of the hospital. The lower back was most commonly affected.

scholarly journals Farm worker injuries on Western Cape fruit farms: The role of the Lay Health Worker

Curationis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Marais ◽  
A Kritzinger
Keyword(s):  
Injury Severity ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Work Related ◽  
History Of ◽  
One Year

Aim and method: An exploratory and descriptive study to obtain basic data on the extent, nature, sources and severity of injuries sustained on fruit farms was conducted. The possibility of utilizing lay health workers (LHWs) on farms to document routine information on injuries was also investigated. Descriptive information of all injuries occurring on selected farms, both occupational and other, needing some form of treatment, were documented over a one-year period from June 1999 to May 2000. A purposive non-probability sampling method was used. Forty-eight fruit farms with a history of trained LHWs were purposefully selected. Injuries were documented using a one-page questionnaire. Results: A total of 500 injuries were recorded, giving an average of 10.4 injuries per farm per year. Half of these injuries were work-related. Workers aged 20-39 were most at risk. Injuries sustained were related to routine activities of fruit farming, occurred mostly in the orchards and involved cuts, bruises and abrasions to the hands, including the fingers, and the eyes. Most of the non-work related injuries occurred in and around the home. A third of these injuries were sustained by persons <20. A large percentage of the non-work related injuries were violence- and alcohol related. Most of the injuries required basic primary health care that could be managed by the LHW. Injury severity caused people to take time off for one third of the cases. Conclusion: A relatively high occupational injury rate in comparison to high-income countries. Occupational Health and Safety legislation needs to be institutionalized and adhered to. Alcohol and violence on farms is a serious public health problem. LHWs could potentially play an important role in documenting injury data.

scholarly journals Pattern of Injuries Among Children of Urban Slum Dwellers in Dhaka City

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Mithun Alamgir ◽  
Sarwar Mahboob ◽  
Khan Shakil Ahmed ◽  
Md Shofiqul Islam ◽  
Shafinaz Gazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Preventive Strategy ◽  
Child Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Ratio

This cross sectional study was conducted among the children aged 18 years and below at korail slum, near Gulshan Lake, Banani, Dhaka during March to June 2007 to ascertain the pattern of injuries and the risk factors associated with those injuries. Data were collected using cluster sampling technique. The total numbers of children under study in the surveyed house-holds were 486 and out of them 210 were injured. The prevalence of injury was, therefore, 43.2% or 432 per 1000 children. Nearly half (47%) of the participants were between 10-15 years of age and only about 2% were 15-18 years. The mean age was 8.8 ±3.4 years and the lowest and highest ages were 6 months and 17 years respectively. Male-female ratio was almost 1:1 and injury rate did not vary at all with respect to sex. The highest injury rate was observed among <5 yrs children (49%) and the lowest among those aged 15-18 yrs (39%). However, variation in age specific injury rates was not remarkable. The highest number of child injury was due to burn (33%), followed by road accident (29%) and occupational injury (14%). Other causes of child injuries were fall on the street (8%), animal bite (4%), fall from tree (1.5%), drowning (2%), fall from roof (3%), electric burn (1.5%), poisoning (1%) and chemical burn (0.5%) respectively. The overall high rate of prevalence of child injury and major causes (burn, road traffic accident, occupational injury) suggest for launching preventive strategy. Further in depth studies are recommended. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdnmch.v18i1.12235 J. Dhaka National Med. Coll. Hos. 2012; 18 (01): 24-28

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF LABOR CONDITIONS AND PROTECTION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
S.A. Zhukova ◽  
◽  
I.V. Smirnov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Physical Exertion ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
The Road ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Impact

The most difficult and responsible type of human activity is the work of medical workers due to high intellectual, sometimes physical exertion, extreme conditions, often in temporary deficit, with the utmost concentration of endurance and attention. Occupational morbidity in healthcare is 30 times higher than in other types of economic activity, and tends to grow at a rate of 8-9% per year. About 30% of all newly registered diseases were detected in healthcare (2012–2017). The high incidence rate of medical workers is due to direct contact with patients, working conditions and the impact of factors of physical, chemical and biological nature. The occupational injury rate in healthcare is also leading. The injuries of medical workers are associated with the specifics of working on the road, aggression of patients and their relatives, a high risk of injury when working with sharp instruments, physical activity when caring for patients. In the modern world, the problem of ensuring the safety and health of workers in healthcare has become particularly acute in the new conditions of the pandemic. The aim of this article is to systematize the factors of injury and occupational morbidity of medical workers for the further development of rules for labor protection in healthcare based on identifying hazards and assessing occupational risks.

scholarly journals The Dynamics of Indicators of Industrial Injuries in Karaganda Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (56) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Galina Jaxybekova ◽  
◽  
Gazima Bermagambetova ◽  
Berik Tuleubayev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Work Related ◽  
National Indicator ◽  
Disability Rate ◽  
Industrial Injuries ◽  
Karaganda Region

The aim of the study. To conduct a comparative analysis of the indicators of industrial injuries in Karaganda region for 2015-2019. Methods. The article analyzes the data on industrial injuries in Karaganda region for 2015-2019 years by the method of descriptive statistics, as well as the material consequences of accidents. Results. In Karaganda region, the number of victims in accidents related to labor activity per 100 thousand adult populations is 2.5 times, and the number of deaths is 2.2 times higher than the national indicator. Over the 5-year period, there has been a slight decrease in the number of work-related fatalities from 9.9% in 2015 to 9% for 2019. At the same time, there was a 1.2-fold increase in material costs. Conclusions. In Karaganda region for 2015-2019, the number of people injured at work decreased. Nevertheless, the level of industrial injuries remains quite high, indicating the need to improve the procedure of certification of production facilities on working conditions, as well as the regulatory framework on compliance with working conditions in the mining industry. Keywords: occupational injury rate, fatality rate, disability rate, Karaganda region, Kazakhstan

scholarly journals The Relationship between Free Press and Under-Reporting of Non-Fatal Occupational Injuries with Data from Representative National Indicators, 2015: Focusing on the Lethality Rate of Occupational Injuries among 39 Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 2856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Shil Lim ◽  
Jin-Ha Yoon ◽  
Jeongbae Rhie ◽  
Suk Bae ◽  
Jihyun Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
World Health ◽  
Freedom Of The Press ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Free Press ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Relationship

The epidemiology of occupational injuries is reported worldwide, but suspicions of under-reporting prevail, probably associated with free press. We examined the association between freedom of the press and lethality rate of occupational injuries based on the most comprehensive International Labour Organization database on labour statistics (ILOSTAT) among 39 countries. The occupational injury indices, national indicators, and information on freedom of the press in 2015 were sourced from ILOSTAT, World Bank open data, World Health Organization and Freedom House. The lethality rate was the number of fatal occupational injuries per 10,000 total occupational injuries. The relationship among fatal and total occupation injury rates, lethality rate, and national statistics were analysed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients. Multivariable linear regression models with bootstrap estimation to manage non-normality determined freedom of the press associated with lethality rate. Freedom of the press was significantly correlated with fatal and total occupational injury rate and lethality rate of occupational injuries. Adjusting for national indicators, only freedom of the press was associated with lethality rate per 10,000 occupational injuries in the report of ILOSTAT. The lethality rate of occupational injury reported by each country might not reflect the actual lethality, but under-reported nonfatal occupational injuries, probably relating to freedom of the press.

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