Citation

Rajak R, Chattopadhyay A, Maurya P. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2021.2012021

PMID

34842067

Abstract

The study estimates the prevalence and risk factors of accidents and injuries among iron and steel industry workers. A cross-sectional study (N=505) was conducted from November 2019 to March 2020 in Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO) Burnpur, West Bengal, India. The result shows that about 28 % of workers experienced accidents and injuries in the last 12 months. The most frequent type of injury reported were cuts from sharp objects (37.32%), followed by fractures and dislocation (30.28%), burns (19.01%), upper head (23.24%), and arm/shoulder (14.08%) were most often reported injured body parts. The factors such as non-technical education (Adjust Odds Ratio (AOR): 2.52), higher exposure (AOR: 2.85), alcohol consumption (AOR:2.47), and poor occupational health and safety knowledge (AOR: 0.65) were significantly associated with work-related injuries. The encouragement of occupational health and safety knowledge may be a novel practice for reducing the prevalence of accidents and injuries.

Language: en

Keywords

Accident and injuries; Iron and steel industry; Personal Protective Equipment; Safety knowledge