Table 4.
Prevalence of accident based on type, causes, and injured body part.
Variable | n | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Accident type | Slipping and falling from height | 1832 | 34.2 |
Object collision | 97 | 1.8 | |
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects | 278 | 5.2 | |
Laceration or Amputation | 364 | 6.8 | |
Broken limbs | 694 | 13 | |
Falling objects | 532 | 9.9 | |
Electricity shock | 46 | 0.8 | |
Building collapse (buried under debris) | 57 | 1.1 | |
Burns | 113 | 2.1 | |
Accidents due to using hand tools | 117 | 2.2 | |
Accidents due to using machine tools | 186 | 3.5 | |
Accident due to moving objects | 292 | 5.5 | |
Vehicle collision | 81 | 1.5 | |
Physical strikes or sprains | 515 | 9.6 | |
Others | 148 | 2.8 | |
Cause of accident | Defective equipment | 145 | 2.7 |
Unguarded equipment | 242 | 4.5 | |
Carelessness | 2945 | 55 | |
Improper physical environment | 31 | 0.3 | |
Lack of information | 66 | 0.9 | |
Non-use of protective equipment | 201 | 3.7 | |
Disrespect of safety regulations | 362 | 6.8 | |
Other causes | 1360 | 25.4 | |
Injured body part | Head and neck | 502 | 9.37 |
Upper limbs (except fingers and hands) | 468 | 8.75 | |
Hands | 1416 | 26.46 | |
Fingers | 857 | 16.01 | |
Trunk | 109 | 2.04 | |
Lower limbs (except toes and legs) | 157 | 3.21 | |
Legs | 1400 | 26.16 | |
Toes | 126 | 2.35 | |
Total body | 83 | 1.55 | |
Others | 234 | 4.37 |