Table 1 Demographic characteristics, occupational accident type, reason, and severity.
From: Latent class analysis of occupational accidents patterns among Iranian industry workers
Items | Total (290) |
|---|---|
N (%) | |
Age, Mean (SD) | 34.96 ± 10.01 |
Gender | |
Male | 290(100) |
Female | 0(0) |
Marital status | |
Unmarried | 78(26.9) |
Married | 212(73.1) |
Education | |
Illiterate | 79(27.2) |
High school diploma | 194(66.9) |
Academic | 17(5.9) |
Shift work | |
Morning | 223(76.9) |
Evening | 52(17.9) |
Night | 15(5.2) |
Individual causes of the accident | |
Lack of skills and experience | 58(20.0) |
Fatigue and excessive sleepiness | 57(19.7) |
Distractions | 83(28.6) |
Lack of safety knowledge | 92(31.7) |
Managerial causes of the accident | |
Lack of adequate and accurate supervision | 121(41.7) |
Wrong order | 101(34.8) |
Lack of occupational safety and health training | 68(23.4) |
Severity of accident | |
Death | 61(21.2) |
Not disabled | 40(13.8) |
Disabled | 189(65.2) |
Injured member | |
Eyes, head, face and neck | 95(32.8) |
Waist | 49(16.9) |
Arm, forearm, wrist and fingers | 82(28.3) |
Feet, knees, and toes | 64(22.1) |
