Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of injured workers in manufacturing industries in Ethiopia, 2021
Characteristics | Frequency | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 1175 | 97.9 |
Female | 25 | 2.1 | |
Type of injury characteristics | Temporary disability | 476 | 39.7 |
Permanent partial disability | 607 | 50.6 | |
Permanent total disability | 70 | 5.8 | |
Death | 47 | 3.9 | |
Injured body parts | Hand and finger | 720 | 60 |
Leg and foot | 2017 | 17.3 | |
Head, and neck | 140 | 11.7 | |
Eye | 48 | 4 | |
Ear | 8 | 0.7 | |
Back and vertebra | 8 | 0.7 | |
Chest and shoulder | 8 | 0.7 | |
Teeth | 32 | 2.7 | |
Multiple location | 29 | 2.4 | |
Cause of events | Slippery surface | 258 | 21.5 |
Contact with objects and equipment | 123 | 10.3 | |
Working from height / fall | 271 | 22.6 | |
Exposure to harmful substances | 141 | 11.8 | |
Transportation accidents | 63 | 5.3 | |
Fires and explosions | 57 | 4.8 | |
Machine | 52 | 4.3 | |
Miss handling | 53 | 4.4 | |
Lifting heavy material | 27 | 2.3 | |
Hand tools | 52 | 4.3 | |
Sweaty palms | 103 | 8.6 | |