Table 3 Distribution of work-related injury in the last 12Â months among respondents by type of industry, Bahir dar town, North West Ethiopia, May, 2013
Variables | SSI (n=32) N (%) | MSI (n=655) N (%) | Total (n=98) N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Work-related injuries | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 118 (36.0) | 218 (33.3) | 336 (34.2) | 0.59 |
  No | 210 (64.0) | 437 (66.7) | 647 (65.8) |  |
Number of occurrence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Once | 74 (62.7) | 127 (58.3) | 201 (59.8) | 0.46 |
  More than once | 44 (37.3) | 91 (41.7) | 135 (40.2) |  |
Number of occurrences by part affected | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Finger | 56 (47.4) | 74 (33.9) | 130 (38.7) | 0.751 |
  Hand | 27 (22.9) | 50 (22.1) | 77 (22.3) |  |
  Leg | 15 (11.0) | 39 (16.5) | 54 (14.6) |  |
  Eye | 8 (3.4) | 26(9.6) | 34 (7.4) |  |
  Multisite | 12 (10.2) | 29 (13.3) | 41 (12.2) |  |
Number of occurrences by type of injury | Â | Â | ||
  Abrasion | 51 (43.2) | 92 (42.2) | 143 (42.6) | 0.95 |
  Cuts | 29 (24.6) | 49 (22.5) | 78 (23.2) |  |
  Burns | 18 (15.3) | 31 (14.2) | 49 (14.5) |  |
  Fracture | 3 (2.5) | 8 (3.7) | 11 (3.3) |  |
  Others | 17 (14.4) | 38 (17.4) | 55 (16.4) |  |
Number of occurrences by cause of injury | ||||
  Machine | 32 (27.1) | 67 (30.7) | 99 (29.5) |  |
  Electricity | 25 (21.2) | 72 (33.1) | 97 (28.9) |  |
  Hand tools | 13 (11.0) | 26 (11.9) | 39 (11.6) |  |
  Fire and explosion | 6 (5.1) | 8 (3.7) | 14 (4.2) |  |
  Acid and hot substances | 4 (3.4) | 4 (1.8) | 8 (2.3) |  |
  Others | 35 (29.7) | 40 (18.3) | 75 (22.3) |  |