NM, K., Abou El-Wafa HS, A., A, A. (2017). OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AMONG WORKERS IN A NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS COMPANY, EGYPT. Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 41(1), 1-17. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2017.958
Kamel NM; Abou El-Wafa Abou El-Wafa HS; Al-Wehedy A. "OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AMONG WORKERS IN A NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS COMPANY, EGYPT". Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 41, 1, 2017, 1-17. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2017.958
NM, K., Abou El-Wafa HS, A., A, A. (2017). 'OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AMONG WORKERS IN A NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS COMPANY, EGYPT', Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 41(1), pp. 1-17. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2017.958
NM, K., Abou El-Wafa HS, A., A, A. OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AMONG WORKERS IN A NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS COMPANY, EGYPT. Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 2017; 41(1): 1-17. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2017.958
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AMONG WORKERS IN A NITROGENOUS FERTILIZERS COMPANY, EGYPT
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
Abstract
Introduction: During manufacturing of fertilizers, workers may be exposed to several occupational accidents. Fertilizers industry is one of the most important industries in Egypt. It is considered a subsector of the chemical industries which is based on the usage of numerous types of chemicals in large quantities. Aim of work: to estimate the frequency and severity rates of occupational injuries among workers in a nitrogenous fertilizers company and to describe their pattern and possible risk factors. Materials and methods: The study comprised two parts; part I which was a record-based study of occupational injuries during a period of three years and part II which was a casecontrol study of the occupational injuries during the same period. Results: Having job strain, absence of past jobs, non using of gloves, and sometimes using of gloves and helmet were independently associated with the likelihood of having occupational injuries (OR= 1.9, 1.9, 7.7, 5.3, and 2.4, respectively). Conclusion: Workers at Fertilizers Company face many occupational injuries that could be ameliorated through environmental, administrative and personal measures by the implementation of an effective occupational health and awareness programs.
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