Prevalence and Determinants of Occupational Injuries among Solid Waste Collectors of Zoomlion Ghana Limited

Table 3

Prevalence of occupational injuries among municipal solid waste collectors of Zoomlion Ghana Limited in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Accra.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Occupational injury
Yes	78	21.8
No	280	78.2
Total	358	100
Frequency of occupational injury (n = 78)
Number of times of injury
Once	59	75.6
Two or more times	19	24.4
Total	78	100
Body part injured
Leg	36	46.2
Hands	20	25.6
Finger	14	18.0
Back	7	8.7
Head	6	7.70
Knee	5	6.4
Toe	3	3.9
Total	78	100
Source of injury
Falls	31	39.7
Injured by sharp object	19	24.4
Collision	10	12.8
Hit by falling object	9	11.5
Injured by hand tool	5	6.4
Lifting heavy object	2	2.6
Snakebite	1	1.3
Fire	1	1.3
Total	78	100.00
Number of working days lost
Injured but no home stay	49	62.8
Injured but stayed home for <10 days	22	28.2
Injured and stayed home for >10 days	7	9.0
Total	78	100.00
Place of injury treatment
Health facility	41	52.6
Home	36	46.2
Herbalist	1	1.3
Total	78	100.00
Tetanus vaccination
Yes	53	68.0
No	25	32.1
Total	78	100.00
Frequency of those treated at a health facility (n = 41)
Number of days of admission
Treated but no admission	33	80.5
Treated but admitted for <10 days	7	17.1
Treated and admitted for >10 days	1	2.4
Total	41	100.00

Descriptive analysis.