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Table 3 Distribution of occupational injuries in the last 12 months by cause of injury, day of injury and time of injury among 183 injured respondents, dangote and habesha cement factories, december,2020 (n = 183)

From: Occupational injury and associated factors among cement factories workers in central Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency

%

variable

Frequency

%

Reasons of Injury

  

Day of injury

Being new for the work process

45

12

Monday

50

13

Thinking about private affairs

50

13

Tuesday

24

6

Due to other medical problems

24

6

Wednesday

41

11

Those think accident is beyond control

4

1

Thursday

36

10

Those think it was working behavior

36

10

Friday

13

4

Causes of Injury

Machinery

111

30

Saturday

8

2

Hit by falling objects

41

11

Sunday

12

3

Electricity

52

14

morning

8

2

Hand tools

32

9

Afternoon

54

14

Hot substances

20

5

Evening

16

4

   

Mid-night

25

7