Driscoll T, Hanson M
National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, Worksafe Australia, Sydney.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 1997 Dec;21(7):767-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1997.tb01793.x.
This study attempted to identify and describe all work-related injuries in a cohort of trade apprentices at the Canberra Institute of Technology over an approximate one-year period. In 997 persons followed for a total of 198,456 days of exposure there were 771 injuries of which 191 were classed as serious (defined as at least one day off work and/or received sutures and/or required hospital treatment). The most common circumstance of injury was a cut to the fingers or hand while using a sharp-edged, non-powered hand tool. At least 52 persons required hospital treatment and another 51 required suturing. Overall rates of injury were 222 (95 per cent confidence interval (CI) = 193 to 256) injuries per 1000 full time equivalents (FTEs) and 169 (95% CI = 147 to 193) injured persons per 1000 persons. Injury rates adjusted for stage (year of course) were significantly different between schools and were highest in the construction and engineering trades groups (chi 2(5) = 57.30, P < 0.001). There was a statistically significant trend of higher risk of injury with later stage after adjustment for school (chi 2(2) = 6.34, P = 0.042). This study has shown that trade apprentices are at high risk of significant work-related injury and provides important insights into the characteristics of work-related injuries in trade apprentices. These have significant implications for the safety expectations apprentices may bring to the workplace and for the appropriate targeting of occupational health and safety training of apprentices in the trade occupations.
本研究试图确定并描述堪培拉技术学院一群学徒工在大约一年时间内发生的所有与工作相关的伤害。在997名被跟踪的人员中，总计有198456天的暴露时间，共发生了771起伤害事件，其中191起被归类为严重伤害（定义为至少缺勤一天和/或接受了缝合和/或需要住院治疗）。最常见的受伤情况是在使用锋利的非电动手动工具时手指或手部被割伤。至少52人需要住院治疗，另有51人需要缝合。总体伤害发生率为每1000个全时当量（FTE）中有222起伤害事件（95%置信区间（CI）=193至256），每1000人中受伤人数为169人（95%CI=147至193）。根据学习阶段（课程年份）调整后的伤害发生率在不同学校之间存在显著差异，在建筑和工程行业组中最高（卡方检验（5）=57.30，P<0.001）。在对学校进行调整后，伤害风险随着学习阶段的推进有统计学上显著的上升趋势（卡方检验（2）=6.34，P=0.042）。本研究表明，学徒工面临与工作相关的重大伤害的高风险，并为学徒工与工作相关伤害的特征提供了重要见解。这些对于学徒工可能带入工作场所的安全期望以及针对学徒工在行业职业中的职业健康与安全培训的适当目标定位具有重大意义。
