Table 1.
Work-related head injuries in 2010–2017 in three different main industry sectors, Finland
| Parameter | All 20 sectors n (%) = 32,898 (100.0) |
Construction n (%) = 5920 (18.0) |
Manufacturing n (%) = 6530 (19.8) |
Healtha n (%) = 3834 (11.7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence of injuries per 1000 insurance years | 6.8 | 15.7 | 10.6 | 4.8 |
| Sex (n, %) | ||||
| Male | 22,895 (69.6) | 5822 (98.3) | 5929 (90.8) | 722 (18.8) |
| Female | 10,003 (30.4) | 98 (1.7) | 601 (9.2) | 3112 (81.2) |
| Age (mean) | ||||
| All | 38.5 | 37.2 | 39.6 | 40.2 |
| Male | 38.1 | 37.2 | 39.4 | 38.7 |
| Female | 39.5 | 34.6 | 41.2 | 40.5 |
| Part of head injuredb | ||||
| Head (Caput), brain and cranial nerves and vessel | 6925 (21.0) | 645 (10.9) | 970 (14.9) | 1110 (29.0) |
| Facial area | 5931 (18.0) | 604 (10.2) | 761 (11.7) | 1246 (32.5) |
| Eye(s) | 16,311 (49.6) | 4169 (70.4) | 4324 (66.2) | 971 (25.3) |
| Ear(s) | 722 (2.2) | 72 (1.2) | 123 (1.9) | 84 (2.2) |
| Teeth | 1878 (5.7) | 325 (5.5) | 220 (3.4) | 143 (3.7) |
| Head, multiple sites affected | 376 (1.1) | 28 (0.5) | 33 (0.5) | 154 (4.0) |
| Head, other parts not listed | 755 (2.3) | 77 (1.3) | 99 (1.5) | 126 (3.3) |
Industry sectors according to Standard Industrial Classification (TOL) 2008, Statistics Finland, and Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE)
aHuman health and social work activities
bPart of head injured according to ESAW (European Statistics on Accidents at Work)