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Road accidents with motorcycles among workers of a textile industry
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Abstract Objective: To identify the profile of victims of road accidents with involvement of motorcycles among workers of a textile industry in the Rio Grande do Norte State. Method: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, with data collected from medical records and registrations from the company i... view more
Objective: To identify the profile of victims of road accidents with involvement of motorcycles among workers of a textile industry in the Rio Grande do Norte State. Method: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, with data collected from medical records and registrations from the company itself in the period from 2008 to 2009. Results: It has unveiled 81 cases of accidents with workers involving motorcycles, of which 62% were males, with higher incidence between 22 and 25 years; 69% needed removal equal to or less than 15 days; when the removal time was greater than 15 days, the average was 274,3 days; 71% suffered injuries on the lower and upper limbs. Conclusion: The recognition of these characteristics is useful to subsidize strategies for preventing motorcycle accidents and improving the reference emergency service.... view less
Keywords
worker; textile industry; transportation system; accident; occupational injury; way to work; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Working Conditions
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 561-570
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i2.561-570
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed