Table 5 Type and causes of injury and body parts affected among workers (n = 221) in construction enterprise, Gondar town, Ethiopia, April 2015
Variables | Frequency | percent (% |
|---|---|---|
Types of injury | ||
 Abrasion /laceration | 108 | 48.9 |
 Puncture | 36 | 16.3 |
 Dislocation | 20 | 9.0 |
 Eye injury | 17 | 7.7 |
 Cut | 14 | 6.3 |
 Fracture | 13 | 5.9 |
 Back pain | 8 | 3.6 |
 Electrocution | 2 | 0.9 |
 Amputation | 1 | 0.5 |
Causes of injury | ||
 Cut by sharp objects | 62 | 28.1 |
 Falls of the ground level | 52 | 23.5 |
 Falling from the height | 43 | 19.5 |
 Hit by falling objective | 17 | 7.6 |
 Being struck machine | 14 | 6.3 |
 Over exertion during lifting | 18 | 8.1 |
 struck by moving machine | 9 | 4.1 |
 Contact electric line | 5 | 2.3 |
 Others | 7 | 3.2 |
Parts of the body affected | ||
 Hand | 88 | 39.8 |
 Toes | 45 | 20.4 |
 Eye | 29 | 13.0 |
 Leg figures | 13 | 5.8 |
 Head | 9 | 4.0 |
 Back | 9 | 4.0 |
 Upper leg | 6 | 2.7 |
 Lower leg | 6 | 2.7 |
 Chest | 4 | 1.8 |
 Upper arm | 4 | 1.8 |
 Knee | 3 | 1.3 |
 Lower arm | 1 | 0.5 |
 Ear | 1 | 0.5 |
 Others | 3 | 0.1 |