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. 2023 Jan 3;96(4):577–586. doi: 10.1007/s00420-022-01950-9

Table 3.

Deviation of norm performance connected to work-related head injuries in 2010–2017 in three different main industry sectors compared to other industry sectors, Finland

Deviationa n RR (95% CI)
Due to electrical problems, explosion, fire (n = 324)
 Construction 34 0.54 (0.38–0.77)
 Manufacturing 49 0.73 (0.54–0.99)
 Healthb 117 4.37 (3.49–5.47)
By overflow, overturn, leak, flow, vaporisation, emission (n = 13,237)
 Construction 3492 1.72 (1.67–1.76)
 Manufacturing 3773 1.69 (1.65–1.74)
 Health 860 0.55 (0.52–0.58)
Breakage, bursting, splitting, slipping, fall, collapse of material agent (n = 5261)
 Construction 808 0.87 (0.81–0.94)
 Manufacturing 848 0.82 (0.77–0.88)
 Health 388 0.63 (0.58–0.70)
Loss of control of machine, means of transport or handling equipment, hand-held tool, object, animal (n = 2319)
 Construction 460 1.19 (1.08–1.31)
 Manufacturing 440 1.00 (0.90–1.10)
 Health 133 0.48 (0.41–0.57)
Slipping—stumbling and falling—fall of persons (n = 2203)
 Construction 245 0.60 (0.53–0.69)
 Manufacturing 207 0.44 (0.38–0.51)
 Health 221 0.89 (0.78–1.02)
Body movement without any physical stress (n = 5908)
 Construction 691 0.63 (0.59–0.68)
 Manufacturing 1017 0.88 (0.83–0.94)
 Health 724 1.11 (1.03–1.19)
Body movement under or with physical stress (n = 211)
 Construction 14 0.33 (0.19–0.57)
 Manufacturing 19 0.41 (0.25–0.65)
 Health 32 1.38 (0.95–2.01)
Shock, fright, violence, aggression, threat, presence (n = 2378)
 Construction 31 0.06 (0.04–0.09)
 Manufacturing 10 0.02 (0.01–0.03)
 Health 1249 8.92 (8.27–9.61)
Other deviations not listed above in this classification (n = 629)
 Construction 91 0.81 (0.65–1.01)
 Manufacturing 99 0.79 (0.64–0.98)
 Health 69 0.98 (0.76–1.26)
No information (n = 428)
 Construction 54 0.67 (0.51–0.90)
 Manufacturing 68 0.78 (0.60–1.01)
 Health 41 0.82 (0.60–1.13)

Industry sectors according to Standard Industrial Classification (TOL) 2008, Statistics Finland, and Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE)

aDeviation according to ESAW (European Statistics on Accidents at Work

bHuman health and social work activities