Table 2 Distribution of occupational injury by part of the body affected and type of injury, Dangote and Habesha cement factories, west shoa, December, 2020 (n = 183)
From: Occupational injury and associated factors among cement factories workers in central Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Part of the body affected | ||
Hand | 77 | 20.6 |
Finger | 50 | 13.4 |
Eye | 36 | 9.6 |
Toe | 24 | 6.4 |
Lower arm | 21 | 5.6 |
Multi-location | 21 | 5.6 |
Upper arm | 20 | 5.3 |
Lower leg | 20 | 5.3 |
Head | 12 | 3.2 |
Hip | 8 | 2.1 |
Type of injury | ||
Cut | 86 | 23.0 |
Abrasion | 61 | 16.3 |
2003Fracture | 29 | 7.8 |
Puncture | 24 | 6.4 |
Burn | 12 | 3.2 |
Amputation | 12 | 3.2 |