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Table 3 Prevalence of occupational injuries among municipal solid waste collection workers at four zones of Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015

From: Prevalence and associated factors of occupational injuries among municipal solid waste collectors in four zones of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Occupational injury

 Yes

130

34.3

 No

249

65.7

Frequency of occupational injury (n = 130)

 Once

54

41.5

 Two or more times

76

58.5

Types of injury

 Cut/Puncture

68

52.30

 Abrasion

20

15.40

 Dislocation

12

9.23

 Fracture

11

8.46

 Ear injury

10

7.69

 Eye injury

9

6.92

Parts of body injured

 Hand

45

34.6

 Leg

26

20.0

 above neck

21

16.2

 more than one body parts

38

29.2

Source of injury

 Hit by falling objects

47

37.0

 Hand tools

29

22.0

 Falls

24

18.0

 Lifting heavy objects

13

10.0

 Splintering objects

12

9.2

 Collision

5

3.8

Working days lost

 < 10 days

34

26.2

 ≥ 10 days

96

73.8

Treated at health facility

 Yes

66

50.7

 No

64

49.3

Admission due to an injury

 Yes

13

10

 No

117

90