Influencing factors of non-fatal occupational injuries in a steel and iron enterprise

Objective To understand occupational injury characteristics,analyze the relationship between occupational injuries and individual factors,occupational factors,occupational safety knowledge,attitude and behavior and identify its risk factors,to provide scientific basis and comprehensive intervene measurements for prevention and control of the incidence of occupational injuries.Methods A case-control study was adopted to survey the works with non-fatal injuries and those without injuries in a steel and iron enterprise in Guangxi.The contents included occupational injuries,occupational factors,and knowledge,attitude and behavior towards occupational safety.Risk factors of the non-fatal occupational injuries were analyzed by single-and multi-factor non-conditional logistic regression.Results A total of 112 workers with non-fatal occupational injuries and 144 without injuries were investigated.For occupational injured workers,94(83.9%) were minor,and 18(16.1%) were severe;men(91.1%) were more than women(8.9%);most(81.5%) were aged 20-39 years old;front-line workers were accounted for 67.9%;incidence peak was in June(13.4%);most injured parts were the wrist(21.0%);object hitting was the main type of injury(28.6%).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed injury factors included gender(OR=2.633),health status(OR=0.127),coordination ability(OR:0.084-0.160),daily contact with the machine time(OR = 1.214),considering if the work engaged is safe or not(OR= 3.574),considering if there is a need for safety education(OR=0.075),considering whether the accident occurred by chance or not(OR=1.878),considering if the accident can be avoided or not(OR=0.183).Conclusion The risk factors of occupational injuries were diverse in the steel and iron enterprise,related with individual factors,occupational factors,and knowledge,safety consciousness,attitude and behavior towards occupational injuries.Intervention measures should be taken to reduce the incidence of occupational injuries.