Relationships of Job Hazards, Lack of Knowledge, Alcohol Use, Health Status and Risk Taking Behavior to Work Injury of Coal Miners: A Case‐Control Study in India

Kunar, Bijay Mihir; Bhattacherjee, Ashis; Chau, Nearkasèn

doi:10.1539/joh.l7054

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“…These findings were in agreement with that of the study of occupational injuries of workers from two underground coal mines in the southern part of India, in which the mean age of injured workers was (43.3 ± 6.8) years (Kunar et al, 2008). Also, the mean age of injured workers in a chemical company in Eastern India was (35 ± 11.7) years (Saha et al, 2008).…”

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Occupational Injuries Among Workers in a Nitrogenous Fertilizers Company, Egypt

Al-Wehedy

2017

Egypt. J. Occup. Med.

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Introduction: During manufacturing of fertilizers, workers may be exposed to several occupational accidents. Fertilizers industry is one of the most important industries in Egypt. It is considered a subsector of the chemical industries which is based on the usage of numerous types of chemicals in large quantities. Aim of work: to estimate the frequency and severity rates of occupational injuries among workers in a nitrogenous fertilizers company and to describe their pattern and possible risk factors. Materials and methods: The study comprised two parts; part I which was a record-based study of occupational injuries during a period of three years and part II which was a casecontrol study of the occupational injuries during the same period. Results: Having job strain, absence of past jobs, non using of gloves, and sometimes using of gloves and helmet were independently associated with the likelihood of having occupational injuries (OR= 1.9, 1.9, 7.7, 5.3, and 2.4, respectively). Conclusion: Workers at Fertilizers Company face many occupational injuries that could be ameliorated through environmental, administrative and personal measures by the implementation of an effective occupational health and awareness programs.

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Occupational Injuries Among Workers in a Nitrogenous Fertilizers Company, Egypt

Al-Wehedy

2017

Egypt. J. Occup. Med.

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“…Alcohol use was reported to cause labor power and financial losses because of health problems such as cardiovascular diseases, cirrhosis as well as work accident and communication problems [26,27]. This was correlated with our study results that HLBŞ was lower in alcohol users and significant relation.…”

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confidence: 88%

Factors affecting healthy life style behaviors in workers working at a tea factory

Ardıç

Yavuz

Öztürk

2018

Family Practice and Palliative Care

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Introduction: The objective of the present study was to determine educational level of the workers of a tea factory on occupational health and safety and to reveal the factors affecting a healthy lifestyle. Methods: The present descriptive research was carried out in a tea factory where 352 workers are employed between December 2016 and January 2017. 303 volunteer workers were enrolled into the study and a questionnaire form including topics of sociodemographic characteristics, occupational health and safety (OHS) implementations, health state and working conditions that was developed through literature information as well as Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (HLBS) were used for data analysis. Results: Age average of the workers who were all male was 39.88±5.53. Among the workers, 70.29% were elementary school graduate and more than half of the participants (62.70%) have a middle income (500-1,000 USD). Mean score of HLBS scale was 118.00±20.28 points. Average score of the sub-topics was the highest in health responsibility item with 22.06 points whereas the lowest score was detected in physical activity sub-topic. It was detected that 64.69% of the workers had an occupational health and safety training at least once during their lifetime and 21.78% use a protective equipment. Rate of exposure to work-related accidents was detected as 10.57%. Conclusion: To have occupational health and safety training, work experience and previous work-related accidents affected healthy lifestyle behaviors.

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“…This implies that factors like age, experience, and gender that are known to affect the risk of an injury are not confounding the results (33,34). However, there are especially two limitations in regards to the case-crossover study: exposure suspicious and recall bias (35,36).…”

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Transient risk factors of acute occupational injuries: a case-crossover study in two Danish emergency departments

Østerlund¹,

Lander²,

Nielsen³

et al. 2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

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In spite of numerous prevention efforts occupational injuries continue to be a global challenge. A case-crossover design was used to examine the effect of eight specific transient risk factors for acute occupational injuries. The study identified several transient risk factors that led to significantly increased risks for occupational injuries, particularly for equipment and work practice-related factors.

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Relationships of Job Hazards, Lack of Knowledge, Alcohol Use, Health Status and Risk Taking Behavior to Work Injury of Coal Miners: A Case‐Control Study in India

Cited by 44 publications

References 14 publications

Occupational Injuries Among Workers in a Nitrogenous Fertilizers Company, Egypt

Occupational Injuries Among Workers in a Nitrogenous Fertilizers Company, Egypt

Factors affecting healthy life style behaviors in workers working at a tea factory

Transient risk factors of acute occupational injuries: a case-crossover study in two Danish emergency departments

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