[Epidemiological study of occupational injuries in one steel company]

In order to explore the epidemiological characteristics and accident reasons of occupational injury, the data of Occupational injuries in the steel plant during employment from January 1988 to December 2001 were analysed. By retrospective analysis for the 14 year data of occupational injury, we found the decreasing trend of incidence of occupational injury in steel industry, male has greater incidence of occupational injury than female, the shorter of duration of employment means a greater incidence of occupational injury. The major body part of occupational injury are the head and extremity, the major nature of injury are burns and fracture. The most cause of injuries are violation of regulation and distraction of attention by the victim himself or herself, the next reasons are the limitation of equipments and the bad condition of production.