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. 2024 Jun 21;12:1368991. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1368991

Table 1.

Summary of the systematic review.

Group by HDI Authors/Year Group of study Country Study design Workers’ Population Outcome N. W-RD % W-RD Gender Mean Age Analysis about use of PPE Toxicological analyses
Fatal Nonfatal Total M F
1 Errico S. et al. (2022) General Italy Retrospective (2011–2020) Construction and steel manufacturing industries 47 0 47 47 100 46 1 49,5 Yes No
1 Perotti S. Russo M.C. (2018) General Italy Retrospective (1982–2015) Construction, mechanical factory, agriculture, transport, mining, firework manufactories, chemical industry and healthcare workers 426 0 426 426 100 422 4 41 No Yes
1 Anh Hoang B.S. et al. (2021) Industry (paint) USA Retrospective (1980–2018) Workers use paint strippers, cleaners, adhesives, and sealants (methylene chloride- containing product) 85 37,201 37,286 74 0,2 67 4 35 Yes Yes
1 Obeid N.R. et al. (2016) Falls USA Prospective (2000–2010) Industries and edil workers 423 0 423 54 12,7 324 99 43,5 No No
1 Ramirez et al. (12) General USA (Iowa) Retrospective (2005–2009) Agriculture, transport, public safety, industry and mining workers 427 0 427 427 100 384 22 51 No Yes
1 Antunes et al. (2018) Tractors drivers Portugal Retrospective (2005–2014) Agriculture workers 3,508 0 3,508 57 1,62 57 0 60 No Yes
1 Ozer et al. (2014) Coal mine workers Turkey Retrospective (2005–2008) Coal mine workers 42 0 42 42 100 42 0 32,9 No Yes
1 Jurek et al. (2017) Agriculture Poland Retrospective (1991–2014) Agriculture workers 18,935 0 18,935 98 0,52 96 2 47,5 No Yes
2 Wang L. et al. (2019) Poisoning China Retrospective Agriculture workers 1968 0 140 56 40 64 29 0 No Yes
2 Shuiping L. et al. (2014) Electrocution China Retrospective (2008–2017) Welders, builders, decoration automobile repairmen, machinists, electricians, and polish workers 3,370 0 3,370 30 0,9 30 0 33,08 No No
2 Cordeiro R. et al. (2017) General Brazil Retrospective (2015) Workers in the production of industrial goods and services, except machine operators, military. Strict labour accidents. Work-related accidents in traffic. Others 415 0 415 82 19,75 74 8 42,5 No No
2 AL-Abdallat et al. (2014) General Jordan Review (2008–2012) Construction workers in addition to governmental, military, security and police force workers 88 0 88 88 100 87 1 32,5 No Yes
2 Vahabi et al. (2017) General Iran Original Article (2012–2013) Agriculture, food and tobacco industries, chemical product, electronic and non-electric workers 96 21,388 21,484 96 0,44 2,113 371 33,2 No Yes
2 Nazanin et al. (2019) General Iran Retrospective (2007–2016) Agricultural sector (farming, fishing, and forestry), industrial sector (mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction), and service sector (office workers, public service, transfer, business) 1,079 206,525 207,604 1,079 0,52 203,322 4,281 0 No No
2 Pouradeli et al. (2022) General Iran (Kerman) Cross-selection study (2012–2016) Construction simple workers, technical service and office Mining, transportation, agricultural, others 263 1965 2,228 263 11,8 2,181 47 34,5 No Yes
3 Chittaranjan B. (2019) Electrocution India Retrospective (2002–2017) Electric and Grinding machine workers 428 0 428 90 21,03 376 52 30,5 No No
4 Shewijo et al. (2021) General Tanzania Article (2016–2019) Workers of transportation and storage sector; information and technology; construction and building; and electricity, gas, and steam sectors, teachers, drivers, office workers, and security guards 236 4,342 4,578 236 51,5 217 19 34 No No

W-RD, work-related death; PPE, personal protective equipment.