Sarma B P
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Assam Oil Division) Hospital, 786171, Assam, Digboi, India.
Burns. 2001 Aug;27(5):475-80. doi: 10.1016/s0305-4179(00)00157-1.
This retrospective study, conducted at the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (Assam Oil Division) Hospital, Digboi, in a period of 5 yr amongst workers of IOC Ltd. (AOD) describes work-associated injuries. Out of 2320 cases of different types of injuries involving workers over this period, 820 (35.3%) occurred at the workplace. 1430 (61.6%) at home or other places and 70 (3.1%) occurred on way to the workplace. Burn injuries were found in 132 cases (5.8% of the total injuries), but constituted 12.6% of the accidents at the workplace. The majority of the other injuries were soft tissue injuries, including sprains 1288 (55.5%) and hand injuries 688 (29.5%). Major burns (above 20% BSB) were found only in 5 cases. The most common sites of involvement in minor burns were the hands (45 cases), the legs (35 cases) and face (20 cases) with the remaining involving the chest and abdomen. Scald injury was observed in 66/132 (50%) cases, contact burns in 13/132 (10%) cases, flame burns in 33/132 (25%) cases, chemical burns in 11/132 (8.3%), and electrical burns in 9/132 (7%) cases. Mortality was 1.5%. Working days lost (man-days loss) in burn injuries was found to be higher in comparison to other injuries of similar severity. Causation of industrial burns is discussed and importance of prevention of burns in industries has been emphasised.
这项回顾性研究在印度石油公司（阿萨姆邦石油分部）医院（位于迪格博伊）进行，为期5年，描述了印度石油公司（阿萨姆邦石油分部）工人与工作相关的伤害情况。在此期间，涉及工人的2320例不同类型伤害中，有820例（35.3%）发生在工作场所，1430例（61.6%）发生在家中或其他地方，70例（3.1%）发生在去工作场所的路上。发现132例烧伤（占总伤害的5.8%），但占工作场所事故的12.6%。其他伤害大多数为软组织损伤，包括扭伤1288例（55.5%）和手部损伤688例（29.5%）。仅5例为大面积烧伤（超过总体表面积的20%）。轻度烧伤最常见的受累部位是手部（45例）、腿部（35例）和面部（20例），其余涉及胸部和腹部。132例中有66例（50%）观察到烫伤，13例（10%）为接触性烧伤，33例（25%）为火焰烧伤，11例（8.3%）为化学烧伤，9例（7%）为电烧伤。死亡率为1.5%。与其他严重程度相似的伤害相比，烧伤导致的工作日损失（人日损失）更高。文中讨论了工业烧伤的成因，并强调了工业中预防烧伤的重要性。
