Gupta Shubhanshu, Malhotra Anil K, Verma Santosh K, Yadav Rashmi
Department of Community Medicine, MLB Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2017 Sep-Dec;21(3):138-142. doi: 10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_60_17.
Occupational injuries constitute a global health challenge, yet they receive comparatively modest scientific attention. Pattern of occupational injuries and its safety precautions among wagon repair workers is an important health issue, especially in developing countries like India.
To assess the pattern of occupational injuries and utilization of safety measures among railway wagon repair workshop workers in Jhansi (U.P.).
Railway wagon repair workshop urban area, Jhansi (U.P). Occupation-based cross-sectional study.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 309 workers of railway workshop in Jhansi (U.P.) who were all injured during the study period of 1 year from July 2015 to June 2016. Baseline characteristics, pattern of occupational injuries, safety measures, and their availability to and utilization by the participants were assessed using a pretested structured questionnaire.
Data obtained were collected and analyzed statistically by simple proportions and Chi-square test.
The majority of studied workers aged between 38 and 47 years ( = 93, 30.6%) followed by 28-37 years ( = 79, 26%). Among the pattern of occupational injuries, laceration (28.7%) was most common followed by abrasion/scratch (21%). Safety shoes and hat were utilized 100% by all workers. Many of them had more than 5 years of experience ( = 237, 78%). Age group, education level, and utilization of safety measures were significantly associated with pattern of occupational injuries in univariate analysis ( < 0.05).
Occupational injuries are high and utilization of safety measures is low among workers on railway wagon repair workshop, which highlights the importance of strengthening safety regulatory services toward this group of workers. Younger age group workers show a significant association with open wounds and surface wounds. As the education level of workers increases, the incidence of injuries decreases. Apart from shoes, hat, and gloves, regular utilization of other personal protective equipment was not seen.
职业伤害构成了一项全球性的健康挑战，但它们受到的科学关注相对较少。铁路货车修理工的职业伤害模式及其安全预防措施是一个重要的健康问题，尤其是在像印度这样的发展中国家。
评估印度北方邦占西市铁路货车修理车间工人的职业伤害模式及安全措施的使用情况。
印度北方邦占西市市区的铁路货车修理车间。基于职业的横断面研究。
对印度北方邦占西市铁路车间的309名工人进行了横断面研究，这些工人在2015年7月至2016年6月的1年研究期间均受过伤。使用预先测试的结构化问卷评估了参与者的基线特征、职业伤害模式、安全措施及其可获得性和使用情况。
所获得的数据通过简单比例和卡方检验进行统计收集和分析。
大多数被研究工人年龄在38至47岁之间（n = 93，30.6%），其次是28至37岁（n = 79，26%）。在职业伤害模式中，撕裂伤（28.7%）最为常见，其次是擦伤/划痕（21%）。所有工人对安全鞋和安全帽的使用率均为100%。他们中的许多人有超过5年的工作经验（n = 237，78%）。在单因素分析中，年龄组、教育水平和安全措施的使用与职业伤害模式显著相关（P < 0.05）。
铁路货车修理车间工人的职业伤害发生率较高，安全措施的使用率较低，这凸显了加强针对这组工人的安全监管服务的重要性。较年轻年龄组的工人与开放性伤口和体表伤口有显著关联。随着工人教育水平的提高，受伤发生率降低。除了鞋子、帽子和手套外，未发现其他个人防护设备的常规使用情况。
