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KMID : 1039220210310020156
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
2021 Volume.31 No. 2 p.156 ~ p.172
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Trends of Industrial Injuries among Long-Term Health Care Workers in Korea
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Son Mi-A
Jeon Geo-Song
Bae Dong-Chul
Son Byung-Chang
Kim Tae-Un
Yun Jae-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: To investigate the trends of industrial injuries among long-term health care workers in Korea
Methods: T7866 injuries were selected from the total industrial injuries approved by the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act(Occupational Safety and Health Act) among long-term health care workers between 2007 and 2016 in Korea. We analyzied the trends of industrial injuries according to work process, occurrence type, and causes.
Results: The industrial injuries among long-term health care workers increased since 2012. The mostly occurred area for industrial injuries were low back areas, which is related that the most serious industrial injuries occurred when the one long-term healthcare worker lift manually the recipient, from bed(ondol, Korean floor heating system) to a wheelchair, bed to bath bed, and wheelchair to bath chair. In addition to this, lack of workforce, increased work intensity due to overwork contributed the increasing of occupational injury.
Conclusions: This study suggests that the main causes of industrial injuries were Lack of facilities and equipment for small private long-term care institutions, The physical load that goes into lifting the recipient directly, work intensity such as excessive workload and increased work speed. We suggest that the social publicization of long-term care service for the elderly, avoiding ways to lift recipients directly, introducing lifting machines as well as improving working methods, and reducing the workload of caregivers are required.
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KEYWORD
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industrial injuries, long-term health care workers, physical load, manually lifting, social publicization
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