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Table 5 Severity of Work related injuries among small and medium scale industrial workers, in Bahir Dar town, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2013

From: Prevalence and determinants of work related injuries among small and medium scale industry workers in Bahir Dar Town, north west Ethiopia

Severity of injury

SSI (n=118) N(%)

MSI(n=218) N (%)

Total (n=336) N (%)

X 2

Fatal( death)

0(0)

2(0.9)

2(0.6)

13.0*

Major/hospitalization

28(23.7)

43(19.7)

71(21)

 

Absent from work >3 days

37(31.4%)

161(73.9)

198(59)

 

Total

65(55.1)

206 (94.5)

271(80.7)

 
  1. *indicates significant differences.