Table 6 Nature of injury by regions – grouped according to claim rate grouping in Figure 1.
From: An ecological study of regional variation in work injuries among young workers
| Â | Lowest rate region | Lower rate region | Middle rate region | High rate region | Highest rate region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nature of Injury | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Cuts | 45 | 15.1% | 217 | 16.3% | 716 | 19.7% | 767 | 17.0% | 750 | 19.1% |
Burns | 10 | 3.3% | 75 | 5.6% | 168 | 4.6% | 221 | 4.9% | 168 | 4.3% |
Fractures | -- | -- | 90 | 6.7% | 191 | 5.3% | 252 | 5.6% | 209 | 5.3% |
Amputations | -- | -- | 13 | 1.0% | 40 | 1.1% | 50 | 1.1% | 36 | 0.9% |
Sprains & Strains | 101 | 33.8% | 409 | 30.7% | 1089 | 29.9% | 1396 | 30.9% | 1214 | 30.9% |
Contusions | 39 | 13.0% | 154 | 11.5% | 544 | 15.0% | 619 | 13.7% | 521 | 13.2% |
Other | 104 | 34.8% | 376 | 28.2% | 890 | 24.5% | 1208 | 26.8% | 1035 | 26.3% |