Individual and occupational factors related to fatal occupational injuries: a case-control study
| Autor: | Ana M. García, Vicent Villanueva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Occupational injury Poison control Human Factors and Ergonomics Logistic regression Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Sex Factors Risk Factors Environmental health Injury prevention medicine Accidents Occupational Humans Registries Occupations Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Workplace business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Agriculture Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease Spain Case-Control Studies Wounds and Injuries Female Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Accident; analysis and prevention. 43(1) |
| ISSN: | 1879-2057 |
| Popis: | This study has been designed in order to identify factors increasing the risk of a fatal outcome when occupational accidents occur. The aim is to provide further evidence for the design and implementation of preventive measures in occupational settings. The Spanish Ministry of Labour registry of occupational injuries causing absence from work includes information on individual and occupational characteristics of injured workers and events. Registered fatal occupational injuries in 2001 (n=539) were compared to a sample of non-fatal injuries in the same year (n=3493). Risks for a fatal result of occupational injuries, adjusted by individual and occupational factors significantly associated, were obtained through logistic regression models. Compared to non-fatal injuries, fatal occupational injuries were mostly produced by trapping or by natural causes, mostly related to elevation and transport devices and power generators, and injured parts of body more frequently affected were head, multiple parts or internal organs. Adjusted analyses showed increased risk of fatality after an occupational injury for males (adjusted odds ratio aOR=10.92; 95%CI 4.80-24.84) and temporary workers (aOR=5.18; 95%CI 2.63-10.18), and the risk increased with age and with advancing hour of the work shift (p for trends |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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