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Epidemiology of occupational accidents in iran based on social security organization database
Ramin Mehrdad1, Shahdokht Seifmanesh1, Farzaneh Chavoshi1
1Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Background:
Today, occupational accidents are one of the most important problems in industrial world. Due to lack of appropriate system for registration and reporting, there is no accurate statistics of occupational accidents all over the world especially in developing countries.
Objectives:
The aim of this study is epidemiological assessment of occupational accidents in Iran.
Materials And Methods:
Information of available occupational accidents in Social Security Organization was extracted from accident reporting and registration forms. In this cross-sectional study, gender, age, economic activity, type of accident and injured body part in 22158 registered accidents during 2008 were described.
Results:
The occupational accidents rate was 253 in 100,000 workers in 2008. 98.2% of injured workers were men. The mean age of injured workers was 32.07 ± 9.12 years. The highest percentage belonged to age group of 25-34 years old. In our study, most of the accidents occurred in basic metals industry, electrical and non-electrical machines and construction industry. Falling down from height and crush injury were the most prevalent accidents. Upper and lower extremities were the most common injured body parts.
Conclusion:
Due to the high rate of accidents in metal and construction industries, engineering controls, the use of appropriate protective equipment and safety worker training seems necessary.
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