Epidemiology of occupational accidents in Semnan (2002-2006)

Introduction: Occupational injury is a major health problem in developing countries. The first stepin trade Occupational injury problems is to identify pattern and characteristics. Thus, the aim of thisstudy was to demonstrate status of work injuries admissions to trauma hospital in Semnan, as a mainindustrial city of Iran.Material and Methods: This descriptive study was performed based on the information collectedfrom all injured patients admitted during to hospitals in Semnan during 2002-2006. Data analysis wasperformed using SPSS 11Results: The results showed the incidence rate of occupational accidents was 3.8/1000 during yearsbetween 2002 and 2006. Occupational accidents were greater in young (20-24 years), male andmarried workers. Most of accidents had been happened between 7and 10 am. Finally, most relatedfactors were personal factors (fatigue, multi-job, family problems, and using of medicines. Thesefactors were responsible for 53.6% of all occupational accidents.Conclusion: It seems that constant safety education for the public and professional training forworkers would reduce the incidence of occupational injuries. Prevention strategies and guidelines,particularly about personal factors that are implicated in injuries during working, must be providedand coordinated on a national level. These guidelines should.