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Occupational Injuries in a Synthetic Fibre Factory in Iran Publisher Pubmed



Sanati KA1 ; Yadegarfar G2 ; Naghavi SHR3 ; Sadr AH4 ; Gholami M2 ; Hadipour M2 ; Sanati JGH5
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  1. 1. Department of Occupational Health, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, United Kingdom
  2. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Occupational Health, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
  4. 4. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom
  5. 5. Department of Occupational Health, Polyacryl Iran Corporation, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Occupational Medicine Published:2009


Abstract

Background: A lack of information on the overall characteristics of work-related injuries in Iran holds back the development of effective injury prevention strategies. Aim: To evaluate characteristics of work-related injuries in a synthetic fibre factory in Iran. Methods: This study reports a 16-year (1991-2007) experience of ongoing surveillance of work-related injuries in a large synthetic fibre factory. Descriptive statistics were used to show the overall characteristics of work-related injuries. Associations between external causes of injury and the odds of an accident occurring that led to hospital referral were examined using logistic regression analyses. Results: In total, 836 injury events were reported. Almost half of these (46%) involved injury to hand/wrist, while about a quarter (24%) of injuries were to the head and 10% to ankle/foot. Hospital referral after an injury was related mainly to falls [odds ratio (OR) 3.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.72-6.12, P < 0.001] and to work involving moving machinery (OR 1.99, 95% CI 1.12-3.55, P = 0.01). Conclusions: This study demonstrates that falls are a serious safety concern in the workplace. The results also show that 80% of injury events affected hand/wrist, ankle/foot or head; a finding which could be used in injury prevention efforts. © The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine. All rights reserved.
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