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Table 2 Type of injuries known and suffered among building construction site workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Utilization of personal protective equipment and associated factors among building construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Type of injury known

Abrasion

140

35.3

Piercing/Cut

93

22.7

Muscular pain

71

18

Bone fracture

46

11.5

Sprain/strain

39

10.5

Permanent disability

10

2

Type of injury suffered

Abrasion

109

32.2

Piercing/Cut

104

30.8

Bone fracture

46

13.6

Sprain/Strain

34

10.1

Muscular pain

26

7.7

Back pain

19

5.6