Table 3 Injured body parts and injury types during last 12 months AA city SW collectors, January 2012
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Occupational injuries | ||
In the past 12 months (n = 876) | 383 | 43.7 |
Occupational injuries | ||
In the past one month (n = 383) | 243 | 27.7 |
Number of occurrence (n = 243) | ||
Once | 52 | 21.4 |
Twice | 101 | 41.6 |
More than two times | 90 | 37.0 |
Injured body parts (n = 383) | ||
Hand | 232 | 60.75 |
Finger | 89 | 23.32 |
Leg | 79 | 20.63 |
Back | 44 | 11.49 |
Knee | 39 | 10.18 |
Toe | 15 | 3.92 |
Eye | 9 | 2.35 |
Tooth | 8 | 2.09 |
Head | 8 | 2.09 |
Types of injury (n = 383) | ||
Cut | 221 | 57.70 |
Puncture | 146 | 38.12 |
Fall | 76 | 19.84 |
Abrasion | 45 | 11.75 |
Fracture | 18 | 4.70 |
Strain | 13 | 3.40 |
Dislocation | 4 | 1.04 |
Burn | 2 | 0.52 |
Other* | 12 | 3.13 |