Research Article
Knowledge and Understanding of Personal Protective Equipment Use among Laborer Population of the Nepalese Workforce
Table 4
Prevalence of occupational accidents within a year (n = 229).
| | Variables | Frequency | |
| | Occupational accidents within a year | | Yes | 45 (19.7) | | | No | 184 (80.3) | |
| | If yes, occupational accidents occurred (n = 45) | | 1–3 times | 41 (91.1) | | | 4–8 times | 4 (8.9) | |
| | Cause of accidents (n = 45) | | Slipping, tripping, and falling on the same level | 8 (17.8) | | | Injured while lifting/carrying objects | 11 (24.4) | | | Striking against fixed/stationary objects | 11 (24.4) | | | Injured by hand tools | 7 (15.6) | | | Injured by falling objects | 7 (15.6) | | | Other causes | 4 (8.9) | |
| | Injured body parts (n = 45) | | Hand, palm, finger, wrist | 27 (60) | | | Lower leg, ankle, sole, toe | 21 (46.7) | | | Skull, scalp, neck | 2 (4.4) | | | Chest and abdomen | 1 (2.2) | |
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