Analysis of the current situation of work-related injuries in Kunshan City from 2016 to 2021 / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo analyze the current situation and characteristics of work-related injuries in Kunshan City. Methods Data on work-related injuries in Kunshan City from January 2016 to December 2021 was collected from the integrated management platform of Jiangsu Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. The situations and characteristics of work-related injuries were analyzed. Results A total of 46 358 work-related injuries occurred in Kunshan City from 2016 to 2021, with the incidence of 0.57% to 0.67%. The incidence showed a decreasing trend year by year (P<0.05). The work-related injuries leading to level 10 disability in workers accounted for 44.45%. The incidence of work-related injuries was highest in the sixth major risk industry category, accounted for 0.79%. The incidence of work-related injuries was the highest in July and August, both accounted for 0.60‰. The incidence of work-related injuries was the highest in the traditional manufacturing area of all regions, accounted for 0.65%. The incidence of work-related injuries was higher in males than in females (0.56% vs 0.23%, P<0.01). The incidence of work-related injuries of workers aged ≥46 years was 0.74%, which was higher than those in the other three age groups <46 years old (all P<0.008). Workers with 11 to <16 and 16 to <21 years of social insurance had relatively higher incidence of work-related injuries, accounted for 0.84% and 1.00%, respectively (both P<0.003). The incidence of work-related injuries was lower in urban workers than in rural workers (0.43% vs 0.44%, P<0.01). Work-related wrist and hand injuries had the highest incidence among all body parts, accounted for 44.67%. Contusions, crush injuries, and compression injuries were the most common types of injuries, accounted for 56.18%. Conclusion The incidence of work-related injuries in Kunshan City is lower than the national average. The incidence of work-related injuries is related to the category of risk industry, region, gender, age, years of social insurance and household registration type. Hierarchical classification should be implemented to prevent work-related injuries.