The Prevalence of Occupational Injuries and Associated Risk Factors among Workers in Bahir Dar Textile Share Company, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Prevalence of occupational injuries among workers of Bahir Dar Textile SC, Ethiopia, April 2019.

Variables	Number	Percent
Injury in one year
Yes	128	42.7
No	172	57.3
Injury in two weeks
Yes	20	6.7
No	280	93.3
Frequency of occurrence injury in one year
Once	59	19.7
More than once	69	23.0
Frequency of occurrence of injury in two weeks
Once	18	6.0
More than once	2	0.7
Body part injured (128)
Eye	23	7.7
Ear	16	5.3
Arm	9	3.0
Hand	38	12.7
Head	1	0.3
Upper leg	1	0.3
Lower leg	1	0.3
Tooth	1	0.3
Anterior trunk	1	0.3
Back	12	4.0
Knee	6	2.0
Toes	14	4.7
Face	2	0.7
Mixed	1	0.3
Others	2	0.7
Type of injury (n = 128)
Abrasion	32	10.7
Burn	12	4.0
Cuts	8	2.7
Puncture	8	2.7
Sprain	16	5.3
Fracture	9	3.0
Dislocation	5	1.7
Eye injury	23	7.7
Ear injury	9	3.0
Suffocation	4	1.3
Other	2	0.7
Causes of injury (n = 128)
Machines	68	22.7
Electricity	3	1.0
Hand tools	6	2.0
Explosive	2	0.7
Acids	5	1.7
Falling and slipping	19	6.3
Splinter	4	1.3
Collision	7	2.3
Mishandling	2	0.7
Falling objects	4	1.3
Improper usage	3	1.0
Others	5	1.7
Reasons for the accident (n = 128)
Lack PPEs	59	19.7
Misuse of PPEs	17	5.7
Disorder of normal operation	8	2.7
Lack of safety training	18	6.0
Improper hand working instrument	13	4.3
Absence/inadequate machine safeguards	13	4.3
Day of injury
Monday	14	4.7
Tuesday	9	3.0
Wednesday	7	2.3
Thursday	11	3.7
Friday	12	4.0
Saturday	4	1.3
Sunday	3	1.0
Do not remember	68	22.7
Time of injury (n = 128)
In the morning (7:00 AM–12:00 AM)	28	9.3
In the afternoon (1:00 PM–6:00 PM)	31	10.3
In the evening (7:00 PM–12:00 PM)	12	4.0
After midnight (1:00 AM–6:00 AM)	26	8.7
Do not remember	31	10.3
Hospitalization (n = 300)
Yes	84	28.0
No	216	72.0
Days lost due to injury (n = 300)
2–6	39	13.0
7–14	24	8.0
15–30	18	6.0
>30	3	1.0