Trauma caused by falling objects at construction sites

Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2014

Traumatic workplace-related injuries (WRIs) carry a substantial negative impact on the public health worldwide. We aimed to study the incidence and outcomes of WRIs in Qatar. We conducted occupational injury surveillance for all WRI patients between 2010 and 2012. A total of 5152 patients were admitted to the level 1 trauma unit in Qatar, of which 1496 (29%) sustained WRI with a mean age of34.3±10.3. Fall from height (FFH) (51%) followed by being struck by heavy objects (FHO) (18%) and motor vehicle crashes (MVC) (17%) was the commonest mechanism of injury (MOI). WRI patients were mainly laborers involved in industrial work (43%), transportation (18%), installation/repair (12%), carpentry (9%), and housekeeping (3%). Use of protective device was not observed in 64% of cases. The mean ISS was11.7±8.9, median ICU stay was 3 days (1–64), and total hospital stay was 6 days (1–192). The overall case fatality was 3.7%. Although the incidence of WRI in Qatar is quite substantial, its morta...

Qatar Medical Journal

Background: The Ministry of Public Health National Health Strategy 2018-2022 has recognized the need for accurate, updated, and representative data that truly reflects the occupational health and safety status in Qatar. In 2015, the Hamad Trauma Center received a research grant to create a unified registry for work-related injuries in Qatar [WURQ], whose processes and research findings have been reported earlier. This paper shall describe the findings from the initial 1-year collection of data on work-related injuries [WRIs] and deaths in Qatar for the year 2020 through the WURQ database. Methods: The WURQ database was queried for all WRIs from January 1 to December 31, 2020. These data were classified by date of injury, age, sex, nationality, mechanism of injury, severity of injury, location of medical consultation, and clinical outcome. Results: Out of a total worker population of 2,174,828 [2.29 occupational fatalities per 100,000 workers, there were 50 deaths caused by WRIs]. The majority of WRI deaths were in the prehospital setting [60%] with the majority of fatal injuries occurring at the worksite [64%] and 22% due to falls. Five hundred six workers sustained severe WRIs [23.26 severe occupational injuries per 100,000 workers], and 37,601 workers sustained mild to moderate WRIs [1,728.91 mild to moderate occupational injuries per 100,000 workers]. The severe WRIs were most commonly due to falls [226 out of 506] from height [45%] and falling heavy objects [80 out of 506] [16%]. Road traffic injuries [RTI] make up one-fourth [133 out of 506] of all severe WRIs. Conclusion: WURQ has described WRIs in Qatar using a purpose-built and nationally linked occupational injury registry. Occupational injury and injury fatality

Background: Work-related injuries are the most important cause of work absence, disability, retirement, mutilation, and even mortality. In Iran a great number of work-related injuries are occurred in construction industry. However, less than 12% of total workers are active in the construction sector. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the incidence rate of work-related injuries, the type of injuries, and its other determinants among the construction workers of Ilam (Iran).

2019

Construction is one of the most hazardous industries as revealed by the high recorded injury rates all over the world. The objective of the current study was to analyze the non-fatal occupational injuries in one large construction project in Saudi Arabia and to investigate the factors behind the occurrence of these injuries. The data were analyzed in terms of the occupation of the injured worker, time of injury, injured body part and cause of injury. The results show that there were some patterns in the characteristics of non-fatal occupational injuries in the project. About 51% of the recorded injuries were major requiring three or more days away from work, while the remaining (49%) were minor. The occupations with the highest number of injuries were steel fixer (35.6%), carpenter (32%) and laborers (19.6%). The body parts most vulnerable to injury were the hand (40.9%), foot (15.3%) and leg (12%). The most common causes of injury were falling objects (28.6%), struck against object...

Since the original Baux score was outdated and inhalation injury was recognized as an important contributor to mortality, Osler et al. developed a revised Baux score for the prediction of mortality of burn patients in an American population. The aim of this study was to validate the revised Baux score with data of patients admitted to the Rotterdam Burn Center (RBC) in the Netherlands.

2013

The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries. It is because those who spend their working lives on construction sites have a higher probability of being killed at their workplace. Based on the statistics issued by the Social Security Organization (SOCSO) Malaysia, the number of fatality and permanent disabilities due to fall from height accidents at the construction sites is one of the highest rates as compared to other sectors. Therefore, this research intends to identify the causes and safety measures of construction fall accidents in Shah Alam construction sites because there are a lot of high rise building projects in this state. This study is carried out by doing literature review and getting feedback through questionnaires. In order to find out causes and mitigation measures of fall accidents at the construction site, this study used SPSS test such as Spearman's Rho to analyze the data. The finding of this study indicates that "poor safety attitude and behavior of workers" are the main problems in obstructing the implementation of safety procedures and guidelines for construction sites. The responses from the survey also show that "sufficient safety training" and "equipment for working at height" are the adoptable mitigation measures to enhance the workers' safety performance. It is believed that brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by Universiti Teknologi MARA Institutional Repository 66 Normadiana Mohammad Hanapi et al. appointing safety officers in inspection and maintenance works and by applying risk assessment in identifying fall hazards could reduce the number of fall accidents.

Design of Members Eurocodes -Design of steel buildings with worked examples

International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 2023

The use of artificial intelligence in the field of healthcare is increasing rapidly, with the development of chatbots being one of the most promising areas of growth. Chatbots are computer programs that use artificial intelligence to interact with people through a chat interface, and they have the potential to revolutionize the way we access and receive health care. One key area where chatbots can have a significant impact is in providing quick and convenient access to medical information and advice.