study of disability cases due to work injury in Iraq

ABSTRACT

Two hundred Cases of disability due to work injuries were studied. 81% of the injured workers had disability of less than l5%; 58% of them had services less than one year. The mechanical sector showed the highest percentage [27%] as a place for the injured workers. The main causes for disability were catch-between objects 36.5%, and 70% of such causes were related to machines and tools. The upper extremity, particularly the fingers. the highest percentage [70%] of injuries in which traumatic form amputation formed 48%. There was a significant differences between the time and, the days for the occurence of accidents. The study recommends the importance of occupational training to workers before starting work, to give rest periods in the mid-morrining of the work time, to reduce the working days to five days a week, and to issue a periodic accident statistics