La productividad del sector manufacturero: caso Colombia 2005-2016

Becerra-Peña, Diana L.; Mejía, María Ximena Lemos

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“…In Colombia, the level of technological implementation in several industrial sector subcategories is lower than it is in other countries with a similar economic status. As a result, workers may be more exposed to occupational injuries, particularly injuries that affect the upper limbs-especially hands and wrists[ 5 ].…”

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Epidemiology of work-related hand and wrist injuries in a referral center: A descriptive study

Rodríguez,

Tocanchón,

Villalba

et al. 2024

World J Orthop

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BACKGROUND Occupational hand and wrist injuries (OHWIs) account for 25% of work-related accidents in low- and middle-income countries. In Colombia, more than 500000 occupational accidents occurred in 2021, and although the rate declined to less than 5% in 2020 and 2021, at least one in four accidents involved a hand or wrist injury. AIM To describe the OHWIs in workers seen at the emergency room at a second-level hospital in Colombia. METHODS An observational study was performed using data from workers who experienced OHWIs and attended a second-level hospital, between June, 2020 and May, 2021. The overall frequency of OHWIs, as well as their distribution by sociodemographic, clinical, and occupational variables, are described. Furthermore, association patterns between sex, anatomical area (fingers, hand, wrist), and type of job were analyzed by correspondence analysis (CA). RESULTS There were 2.101 workers treated for occupational accidents, 423 (20.3%) were cases of OHWIs, which mainly affected men (93.9%) with a median age of 31 years and who worked mainly in mining (75.9%). OHWIs were more common in the right upper extremity (55.3%) and comprised different types of injuries, such as contusion (42.1%), laceration (27.9%), fracture (18.7%), and crush injury (15.6%). They primarily affected the phalanges (95.2%), especially those of the first finger (25.7%). The CAs showed associations between the injured anatomical area and the worker’s job that differed in men and women (explained variance > 90%). CONCLUSION One out of five workers who suffered occupational accidents in Cundinamarca, Columbia had an OHWI, affecting mainly males employed in mining. This occupational profile is likely to lead to prolonged rehabilitation, and permanent functional limitations. Our results might be useful for adjusting preventive measures in cluster risk groups.

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