Table 3.

Characterization of work-related accidents among professionals at a public university from 2015 to 2019, by occupation

Occupation*	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Nursing team	29 (37.7)	30 (38.0)	32 (43.2)	29 (38.2)	13 (22.8)	130 (35.8)
Medical team	28 (36.4)	19 (24.1)	13 (17.6)	24 (31.6)	21 (36.8)	105 (28.9)
Volunteer	1 (1.3)	11 (13.9)	14 (18.9)	16 (21.1)	4 (7.0)	46 (12.7)
Administrator/Assistant	5 (6.5)	5 (6.5)	2 (2.7)	2 (2.6)	1 (1.8)	15 (4.1)
Accountant/Lawyer	0 (0.0)	4 (5.1)	5 (6.8)	1 (1.3)	3 (5.3)	13 (3.6)
Engineer	0 (0.0)	2 (2.5)	1 (1.4)	1 (1.3)	3 (5.3)	7 (1.9)
Information technology technician	0 (0.0)	1 (1.3)	1 (1.4)	1 (1.3)	4 (7.00	7 (1.9)
Radiology technician	3 (3.9)	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	5 (1.4)
Electrician/Electrical technician	2 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.8)	4 (1.1)
Multiprofessional resident	4 (5.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4 (1.1)
Psychologist	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.5)	4 (1.1)
Surgical instrument technician	3 (3.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (0.8)
Laboratory technician	3 (3.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (0.8)
Support/Maintenance services	0 (0.0)	1 (1.3)	1 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.6)
Pharmacist/Pharmacy technician/Chemist	2 (2.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.6)
Dentist	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)
Construction worker	0 (0.0)	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)
Physical educator	0 (0.0)	1 (1.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)
Physical therapist	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)
Other areas	0 (0.0)	3 (3.9)	1 (1.4)	0 (0.0)	5 (8.8)	9 (2.6)

Source: Compiled from the records of the Department of Health Care for Public Servants (Departamento de Atenção à Saúde do Servidor, DASS), 2022.

^*Missing data.