Work related injuries experienced in a six month period by public hospital based workers (n = 475) by type of injuries; Costa Rica, 2000
| Type of injury | Employees* | Work related injuries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | (%) | Rate | |
| Rate, WRI rates, expressed as person-six months, were computed by dividing the total number of WRI experienced for each type of injury category by the person-time at risk. | ||||
| *Number of employees is not mutually exclusive. | ||||
| †Computation based on the aggregated measure of work related injuries. | ||||
| Contaminated contact | 279 | 1093 | (24.3) | 2.3 |
| Back injuries | 309 | 1048 | (23.3) | 2.2 |
| Eye/mouth splashes | 233 | 713 | (15.9) | 1.5 |
| Needlesticks | 224 | 637 | (14.2) | 1.3 |
| Cuts with sharps | 144 | 354 | (7.9) | 0.7 |
| Skin rashes | 106 | 280 | (6.2) | 0.6 |
| Falls with injury | 65 | 114 | (2.5) | 0.2 |
| Burns | 39 | 96 | (2.1) | 0.2 |
| Poisonings | 47 | 93 | (2.1) | 0.2 |
| Electric shocks | 25 | 70 | (1.6) | 0.1 |
| Total† | 415 | 4498 | (100) | 9.5 |