Pattern of Work-Related Injuries in Kashan, Iran, 2005-2010

Esmaeil  Fakharian; Maryam  Nadjafi; Elham  Shafiei; Hamid Reza  Saberi; Gholam Reza  Khosravi; Saghar  Asiae; Arash  Nademi

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Pattern of Work-Related Injuries in Kashan, Iran, 2005-2010

Author(s):

Esmaeil Fakharian¹,

Maryam Nadjafi¹,

Elham Shafiei^1,*,

Hamid Reza Saberi¹,

Gholam Reza Khosravi¹,

Saghar Asiae¹,

Arash Nademi²

1Trauma Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

2Department of Statistics, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran

Journal of Health Reports and Technology:Vol. 1, issue 2; e74054

Published online:Apr 25, 2016

Article type:Research Article

Received:Aug 18, 2015

Accepted:Feb 15, 2016

How to Cite:Esmaeil FakharianMaryam NadjafiElham ShafieiHamid Reza SaberiGholam Reza KhosraviSaghar AsiaeArash Nademiet al.Pattern of Work-Related Injuries in Kashan, Iran, 2005-2010.J Health Rep Technol.1(2):e74054.

Abstract

Worked-related injury has been considered one of the most important health problems in developing countries; however, it is often disregarded as an important health issue. The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of work-related extremity injuries in Kashan during a five-year period. In this cross-sectional study, the data of the work-related injury cases were collected from the data bank of Trauma Research Center at Kashan University of Medical Sciences from 2005 to 2010. The variables included sex, age, injured organs, injury mechanisms, and educational levels and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, using SPSS software version 20. In total, 2122 (97.9% male, 2.1% female) patients comprised the study sample. The mean age of patients was 30.9 ± 11.9 years. Most (11.9%) were between 21 and 30 years of age; most were young men. The most common cause of injury was related to contact with industrial machinery in 1170 cases (55.2%). The most frequently injured body organs were the hand or wrist in 1253 cases (59%) in upper limbs. There was a significant correlation between sex and injury mechanism among the patients (p = 0.00), as well as between the occupation and injury mechanism (p ≤ 0.05). Based on the obtained results, accidents are the most common cause of injury to workers as a result of contact with industrial machinery; therefore, prevention programs and regular safety assessments by the technical committee can be significantly effective in identifying hazards and guidelines, particularly in terms of personal factors.

Keywords

Work-Related Injuries

Epidemiology

Kashan

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