Table 2.

Distribution of professions and time of service according to the occurrence of occupational accidents involving biological material (n = 938) between 2007 and 2016 in the state of Amapá, Brazil

Profession/occupation	Cases	%	Age (mean)	Time of service (years)
Nurse	45	4.8	36.4	3.0
Student	57	6.1	27.8	0,5
Nursing technician	469	50.0	36.4	2.5
Laboratory technician	56	6.0	31.9	3.0
Oral health technician	29	3.1	34.7	2.0
Administrative personnel	17	1.8	35.4	1.5
Type I physician	21	2.2	34.6	2.5
Type II physician	26	2.8	41.6	3.0
General worker	103	11.0	34.4	2.0
Others	87	9.3	32.6	2.0
Unknown	28	3.0	33.3	2.5