OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AMONG WORKERS IN A NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS COMPANY, EGYPT | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 41, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 1-17 PDF (556.99 K) | ||
| Document Type: Study paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2017.958 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Kamel NM; Abou El-Wafa Abou El-Wafa HS; Al-Wehedy A | ||
| Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: During manufacturing of fertilizers, workers may be exposed to several occupational accidents. Fertilizers industry is one of the most important industries in Egypt. It is considered a subsector of the chemical industries which is based on the usage of numerous types of chemicals in large quantities. Aim of work: to estimate the frequency and severity rates of occupational injuries among workers in a nitrogenous fertilizers company and to describe their pattern and possible risk factors. Materials and methods: The study comprised two parts; part I which was a record-based study of occupational injuries during a period of three years and part II which was a casecontrol study of the occupational injuries during the same period. Results: Having job strain, absence of past jobs, non using of gloves, and sometimes using of gloves and helmet were independently associated with the likelihood of having occupational injuries (OR= 1.9, 1.9, 7.7, 5.3, and 2.4, respectively). Conclusion: Workers at Fertilizers Company face many occupational injuries that could be ameliorated through environmental, administrative and personal measures by the implementation of an effective occupational health and awareness programs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Occupational injuries; Chemicals industry; Nitrogenous fertilizers; Fertilizers Company and Job strain | ||
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