Table 2. Number and characteristics of acute work-related injuries in the construction industries, Autonomous Province of Trento (2000–2013).
Variable | No. | % | |
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Occupational injuries | All recorded events, 2000 to 2013 | 20,724 | 100 |
Included in the final analysis | 14,072 | 67.9 | |
Gender | Male | 13,931 | 99 |
Female | 141 | 1 | |
Migration background | No (Italian-born People) | 10,878 | 77.3 |
Yes (Foreign-born People) | 3,194 | 22.7 | |
Age group (yr) | ≤20 | 743 | 5.3 |
20–29 | 3,632 | 32.5 | |
30–39 | 4.156 | 23.2 | |
40–49 | 3,378 | 12 | |
≥50 | 2,163 | 15.4 | |
Prognosis (d) | ≥40 d | 2,396 | 17 |
Any long-term sequela | 1,814 | 12.9 | |
Characteristics of the injury | Falls, in general | 2,973 | 21.1 |
Falls from height >2 m | 929 | 6.6 | |
Distraction/carelessness during usual tasks | 2,448 | 17.4 | |
Use of tools/machineries | 2,481 | 17.6 | |
Manual handling | 865 | 6.1 |