Table 2.
Specific physical activity connected to work-related head injuries in 2010–2017 in three different main industry sectors compared to other industry sectors, Finland
| Specific physical activitya | n | RR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating machine (n = 1472) | ||
| Construction | 294 | 1.14 (1.00–1.29) |
| Manufacturing | 664 | 3.32 (3.01–3.66) |
| Healthb | 19 | 0.10 (0.06–0.16) |
| Working with hand-held tools (n = 6906) | ||
| Construction | 2267 | 2.23 (2.14–2.32) |
| Manufacturing | 2278 | 1.99 (1.91–2.07) |
| Health | 86 | 0.10 (0.08–0.12) |
| Driving/being on board a means of transport or handling equipment (n = 603) | ||
| Construction | 71 | 0.61 (0.48–0.78) |
| Manufacturing | 72 | 0.55 (0.43–0.70) |
| Health | 16 | 0.21 (0.13–0.34) |
| Handling of objects (n = 9167) | ||
| Construction | 1492 | 0.89 (0.84–0.93) |
| Manufacturing | 1690 | 0.91 (0.87–0.95) |
| Health | 963 | 0.89 (0.84–0.94) |
| Carrying by hand (n = 1521) | ||
| Construction | 178 | 0.60 (0.52–0.70) |
| Manufacturing | 206 | 0.63 (0.55–0.73) |
| Health | 130 | 0.71 (0.59–0.85) |
| Movement (n = 9436) | ||
| Construction | 1011 | 0.55 (0.52–0.58) |
| Manufacturing | 1105 | 0.54 (0.51–0.57) |
| Health | 1852 | 1.85 (1.78–1.92) |
| Presence (n = 1956) | ||
| Construction | 209 | 0.53 (0.46–0.61) |
| Manufacturing | 176 | 0.40 (0.34–0.47) |
| Health | 506 | 2.65 (2.40–2.91) |
| Other specific physical activities not listed (n = 494) | ||
| Construction | 68 | 0.73 (0.56–0.94) |
| Manufacturing | 62 | 0.58 (0.44–0.76) |
| Health | 133 | 2.80 (2.30–3.40) |
| No information (n = 1343) | ||
| Construction | 330 | 1.88 (1.65–2.14) |
| Manufacturing | 277 | 1.17 (1.01–1.34) |
| Health | 129 | 0.83 (0.68–1.01) |
Industry sectors according to Standard Industrial Classification (TOL) 2008, Statistics Finland, and Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE)
aSpecific physical activity according to ESAW (European Statistics on Accidents at Work)
bHuman health and social work activities