68 Injury related death of production worker in Shenzhen from 2007–2011. (11th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, X J; Wu, ; Fu, ; Wang, ; Cheng,
• Is Part Of: Occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 70(2013)Supplement 1
• Page Start: A23
• Page End: A23
• Publication Date: 2013-10-11
• Subjects: Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; 616.980305
• DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101717.68
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1351-0711

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: There are many production workers in Shenzhen, a city of immigrants, which is a public problem, should be concerned. This study aimed to explore the nature of injury related death of production worker, and provided basic interventional measures. Methods: The data were collected from the Death Surveillance System in China from 2007 Jun 1 st to 2011 Dec 31 st . The cause of injury related death was coded from V01 to Y98, and the occupation was production worker. The data were analysed by SPSS 15.0. Results: 517 deaths of production worker due to injury were indentified from 2007–2011 in Shenzhen. There were 437 male workers (84.5%), and 80 female workers (15.5%). The average age was 34.72. The first five cause of injury death was W17, V03, V09, W20, and V02 (ICD-10, fall and traffic injury), accounted for 15.7%, 11.6%, 10.6%, 7.9% and 3.9%, respectively. The distribution of injury cause in different district was significant different (p<0.05). Conclusions: Production worker is a dangerous job. More effective measures should be taken to prevent fall and traffic injury for production worker. The aim population is the young male worker in special district.