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Table 1 Business classes (industries) in which the interviewed patients (n = 310) were working

From: Acute occupational exposures reported to the Dutch Poisons Information Center: a prospective study on the root causes of incidents at the workplace

Business class

N (%)

Agriculture

30 (9.7)

Industry

76 (24.5)

 (Petro)chemicals

19 (6.1)

 Food products

17 (5.5)

 Metal products

16 (5.2)

 Pharmaceuticals

6 (1.9)

 Other

8 (5.8)

Building and installation industrya

42 (13.5)

Wholesale and retail

30 (9.7)

 Cars (incl, repair)

15 (4.8)

 Other

15 (4.8)

Transport and storage

23 (7.4)

Accommodation, provision of meal and drinks

27 (8.7)

Health and welfare care

33 (10.6)

 Human

27 (8.7)

 Veterinary

6 (1.9)

Other

49 (15.8)

 Laboratories

18 (5.8)

 Waste management

7 (2.3)

 Public services (police, etc.)

6 (1.9)

 Industrial cleaning

5 (1.6)

 Other

13 (4.2)

  1. aInvolves people working in road construction, house building, painters, plumbers, maintenance technicians, façade and window washers, etc.