Causes of work‐related injuries among young workers in British Columbia

Holizki, Theresa; McDonald, Renée; Foster, Valerie; Guzmicky, Michael

doi:10.1002/ajim.20555

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“…It has been reported that occupational accidents are more common in males (84-86%) [10-13], and our results correlate with the literature. More participation of males in work life possibly contributes to this finding.…”

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Occupational Injury Patterns of Turkey

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Introduction and aimEach year, a significant number of people die or become handicapped due to preventable occupational accidents or occupational diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate socio-demographic features, mechanism, causes, injury area, and sectoral features of occupational accidents in patients presented to our department.Materials and methodsThe study was carried out retrospectively after local ethics committee approval. Age and sex of the patients, mechanism of injury, type and exact location of injuries were all evaluated. The groups were compared using Chi-Square test, Student’s T test and Kruskall-Wallis test. p value <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.ResultsTotally 654 patients were included in the study. 93.4% of patients were male, and mean age was 32.96 ± 5.97 (18–73) years. Sectoral distribution of accidents was statistically significant and mostly occurred in industrial and construction workers (p < 0.05, respectively). There is a statistically significant relationship between educational level and sector of the worker (p < 0.05). While the most frequent cause of admission to emergency department was penetrating injuries (36.4%), the least was due to multiple traumas (0.5%). Distribution of occupational accidents according to injury type was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The mean Injury Severity Score (ISS) was 9.79 ± 8.1. The mean cost of occupational injury was $1729.57 ± 8178.3. There was statistically significant difference between the sectors with respect to cost. Seventy-one patients (10.9%) recovered with permanent sequel and two (0.3%) died in hospital.ConclusionOccupational accidents are most commonly seen in young males, especially in primary school graduated workers, and during daytime period.

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Occupational Injury Patterns of Turkey

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“…However, the data does clearly indicate that workers in small businesses were at twofold risk of a fatal injury within the first week of employment, and fourfold risk of fatal injury within the first month of employment compared with new workers employed by larger businesses. This is consistent with our previous report of the time pattern of serious injuries among young workers (Holizki et al, 2008).…”

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Patterns of underlying causes of work-related traumatic fatalities – Comparison between small and larger companies in British Columbia

2015

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“…Despite these benefits, there are drawbacks associated with youth employment, including increased high-school dropout rates with decreased overall educational attainment [National Research Council, 1998]. Furthermore, younger workers, including both adolescents (age 15-19 years) and young adults (age 20-24 years) are at higher risk for experiencing workplace injuries [Runyan and Zakocs, 2000; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2004;Salminen, 2004;Breslin and Smith, 2005;McCall et al, 2007;Holizki et al, 2008]. Younger workers may be vulnerable because of a number of factors, including lack of experience; dearth of training coincident with lack of supervision; and a lack of physical or cognitive maturity [Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 1998;Runyan and Zakocs, 2000; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003;Baron, 2005].…”

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