[Characterization of occupational risks in workers affiliated to the IMSS 2024]

Occupational hazards represent high costs as they have negative consequences not only on the worker who suffers an injury, but also on his or her environment and the employer.

To carry out an analysis on the characterization of occupational accidents associated with the activity or workplace, commuting accidents and occupational diseases, suffered by beneficiaries of the Mexican Social Security Institute registered during the year 2024.

Descriptive design, cross-sectional with a quantitative approach. The data were obtained through the consultation of the 2024 statistical report generated by the Mexican Social Security Institute.

Of the occupational risks that occurred in 2024, 69% were work accidents, 28% commuting accidents and 3% occupational diseases. Of these, 61% of the risks occurred in men and 39% in women. The age group with the highest frequency of occupational risks was 25 to 29 years old. The most frequent injuries resulting from these accidents were superficial trauma (114,606) and the most frequent occupational diseases were dorsopathies (2940).

Knowing the characteristics of occupational risks in Mexican workers will facilitate the appropriate focus of efforts for their prevention and therefore the reduction of costs derived from these risks.