The present study was conducted to investigate the status of industrial injuries through a } prospective study for a year from August 1980 to July 1981.
The subjects were 15 textile industries which were selected by random sampling in Daegu. The results obtained are as follows:
Anual over-all incidence rate of industrial injuries was 3.3 percent and the rate showed 6.7 percent in male and 2 percent in female. The rate showed decreasing tendency with j larger scale of industries.
By the age group,15^-19 age group was the highest as 49.3 percent. Age specific incidence rate of industrial injuries revealed highest as 4.7 precept among ;the group the group of 30 years old and over.
By the years of service, 57.1 percent of the total cases belonged to the the group less than 1 year and the rate revealed increasing tendency with shoriter period of service.
The highest frequency of industrial injuries was observed at the point of 3 hours after the beginning of the work in a day as 18.1 percent.
Frequency of industrial injuries showed highest as 20.3 percent on Monday.
Frequency of industrial injuries was highest as 27.7 percent´ in winter time and showed 14 percent and 11.8 percent in January and August, respectively.
By the cause of injuries, machinery accidents showed the highest as 39.2 percent and followed by the accidents due to striking against object as 17.8 percent, fall of ground as j 16.3 percent and hand tool as 7.2 percent.
Frequency of injured parts of body was highest as 43.9 percent in fingers. The frequency ivas much higher in upper extremities (66.9%) than in lower e-!tremities (17.0%)
By the kind of injuries, laceration wound was highestas 35.7 percent and the next was superficial injury and contusion as 35.1 percent.
By the duration of treatment, most of the cases was belonged to t month as 79.1 percent and the duration showed prolonging tendency industries.
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