Work-related injuries are a persistent problem in the manufacturing industry. This research focuses on factors involved in the incidence, severity, and effective treatment of work-related injuries in a population of manufacturing workers. Data from a large Midwestern manufacturing facility were obtained with the aims of measuring the association between shift work and injury incidence, measuring the impact of injury reporting lag on injury severity, describing an intervention designed to provide expedited treatment to injured workers, and describing worker and injury characteristics associated with treatment success. Using injury and employment data from the Midwestern manufacturing facility for the years 2011 and 2012, we found that workers on second shift had a marginally significant increase in injury incidence compared to first shift workers. No differences were observed between third shift and first shift workers. Gender and job tenure were also found to be associated with increased injury rates. Job tenure was, in fact, a more significant predictor of injury than age. Using injury data from the years 2011 and 2012, we found that delayed injury reporting had a significant impact on injury severity. As the lag time increased between the date of injury and the injury report date, so too did the odds that the injury would lead to restricted work days. We did not, however, find the same association between reporting lag and lost work days. Injury type was a significant predictor of both restricted and lost days. Job tenure and body part injured were also predictors of lost days. Finally, we collected data from the years 2007-2009 on injured workers treated for musculoskeletal disorders through an intervention designed to reduce treatment lag time. The intervention, delivered by occupational health nurses and physical therapists, provided injured workers with a physical therapy visit within three days of reporting an injury. The intervention was designed to circumvent two barriers to timely care, the delay between the injury report date and the first occupational health physician visit, and the delay between the first physician visit and the first physical therapy visit. The most significant predictor of program discharge success was patient age. Older workers tended to have lower odds of being discharged to their baseline work duties compared to young workers. Overall, nearly two-thirds of the injured workers referred to the program were successfully discharged, regardless of gender, body part injured, cause of injury, or nature of injury. This project addresses the important issue of injuries in the manufacturing industry. We provide evidence on the factors associated with injury incidence and injury severity among workers in a large Midwestern manufacturing facility. We also show that workplace injury treatment interventions directed by occupational health nurses and physical therapists can be very effective in returning injured workers to their regular job duties. Our evidence suggests that future research and injury prevention efforts should focus on shift workers, low tenured workers, reducing delayed injury reporting, and reducing delayed injury treatment.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:34:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 NILSETE MIRNA TAINO.pdf: 745692 bytes, checksum: 5db9feacad1ef90de95fa473602f70fe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-11-14 / This research is a proposal of approaching of the diverse areas of knowledge and flexibilization of its borders, in order to establish interfaces among many conceptual fields producing more embrancing and holisticals approaching forms with reality through life quality and social support evaluation and its relation with absenteeism caused by occupational injury. Materials and Methods: Were invited 47 workers , male sex, ages varying from 30 to 60 years, who work at the centrifugalization sector of a autoparts froundy industry in São Bernardo do Campo, SP. Instruments: The medical handbooks of each one of these workers were studied being analysed as changeable: if there was occupational injuries evaluated and diagnosised by the doctors. Social questionnaire evaluation which was composed by four opened questions: age, schoolling livel, civil state and dependents number. Life Quality evaluation Instrument WHOQOL - Bref. and evaluation Instrument of Social Support: Perception Scale of Social Support (PSSS). Results Analysis: The collected data from handbooks were divided in four groups nomed: absenteeism group 1, 2, 3 and 4. Absenteeism group 1, composed by fiftteen workers who didn´t present occupational injuries. Absenteeism group 2, composed by ten workers who presented fron one hour to six hundred hours of occupational injury absenteeism. Absenteeism group 3, constituted by eleven workers who presented six hundred and one hours toone thousand hours of occupational injury absenteeism. Absenteeism group 4, composed by eleven workers who presented occupational injury over a thousand hours.Results: Comparing the absenteeism group and the social questinnaire changeables were not found significantly statistical differences, the same occured in the comparision between absenteeism groups and PSSS scores. Analyzing the absenteeism groups and the WHOQOL - Bref.domains was detected difference with statistical significance of P= 0.01 higher between absenteeism group 1 and 4. Conclusion: Since the occupational injuries interfere with individuals life quality, what we can notice is that the biomedical model still to strong, mainly concerning to occupational health which in search of ergonomic solutions confronts to immediate economic interests that do not contemplate indispensable investments workers health guarantee. Synthecizing conceptual analyses and this work results in shown that occupational health problems are known for too bong.Although, increasing production of academic research related to construction, workers health caracteristics and the existence of a predominant tonic that suggest current situations changing there is a scarce concern in effecting the necessary changes, manifesting a disarrange between knowledge advance and perpetuation of unhealthy practices. Therefore it is necessary a healthy determinants comprehension.Beyond financial investiment it is necessary to promote true dialogue between sciences. It is standed out the need of longitudinal studies in order to elucidate the complexity of relations among life quality, social support and occupational injuries. The findings point to the relevance of future studies about these associations.(AU) / Esta pesquisa é uma proposta de aproximação das diversas áreas de conhecimento e flexibilização de suas fronteiras, a fim de estabelecer interfaces entre os diversos campos conceituais engendrando novas práticas que ensejam formas mais abrangentes e holísticas de aproximação com a realidade. Através da avaliação da qualidade de vida, suporte social e sua relação com o absenteísmo por lesão ocupacional. Materiais e Métodos: Participaram desta pesquisa 47 trabalhadores, do sexo masculino, com idade variável entre 30 e 60 anos, que trabalham no setor de centrifugação dentro de uma fundição em uma indústria metalúrgica do ramo de autopeças em São Bernardo do Campo. Instrumentos: Foi analisado o prontuário médico de cada um desses trabalhadores, sendo analisadas como variáveis: se esses trabalhadores apresentaram lesões ocupacionais avaliadas e diagnosticadas pelos médicos. Avaliação de um questionário social, composto por quatro questões abertas: idade, nível de escolaridade, estado civil e número de dependentes. Instrumento de Avaliação da Qualidade de Vida WHOQOL Bref. e Instrumento de Avaliação de Suporte Social: Escala de percepção de suporte social (EPSS). Análise dos Resultados: Os dados coletados dos prontuários foram agrupados em quatro grupos chamados de: grupo de absenteísmo 1, grupo de absenteísmo 2, grupo de absenteísmo 3 e grupo de absenteísmo 4. Sendo o primeiro composto por 15 trabalhadores que não apresentaram lesões ocupacionais. O segundo grupo composto por 10 trabalhadores apresentou de uma hora até seiscentas horas de absenteísmo por lesão ocupacional. O terceiro grupo composto por 11 trabalhadores apresentou absenteísmo de seiscentas e uma horas até mil horas, e o quarto grupo constituído de 11 trabalhadores tiveram absenteísmo superior a mil horas. Resultados: Nas comparações entre os grupos de absenteísmo e as variáveis do questionário social não foram encontradas diferenças significantemente estatística, o mesmo tendo ocorrido na comparação entre grupos de absenteísmo e os escores do EPSS Analisando os grupos de absenteísmo e os domínios do WHOQOL Bref. Foi detectada diferença com significância estatística de P = 0,01 maior dentro do domínio físico no grupo de absenteísmo 1 que não apresentou absenteísmo em relação ao grupo de absenteísmo 4 com maior número de absenteísmo. Conclusão: Visto que as lesões ocupacionais interferem na qualidade de vida dos indivíduos, o que se pode constatar é que o modelo biomédico ainda é muito forte, principalmente dentro da saúde ocupacional que na busca de soluções ergonômicas defronta com os interesses econômicos imediatistas que não contemplam os investimentos indispensáveis à garantia da saúde do trabalhador. Sintetizando as análises conceituais e os resultados deste trabalho, mostrou-se que os problemas de saúde ocupacional são conhecidos há muito tempo. Apesar da crescente produção de trabalhos acerca da construção , conhecimento das características da saúde do trabalhador e a existência de uma tônica predominante que sugere a mudança das situações encontradas, há um escasso empenho em efetuar as transformações necessárias, num descompasso entre avanço do conhecimento e perpetuação de práticas insalubres. Para tanto é necessária uma compreensão das determinantes da saúde. Além do investimento material se faz necessário emergir um verdadeiro diálogo entre as ciências. Ressalta-se a necessidade de estudos longitudinais para elucidar a complexidade das relações entre qualidade de vida, suporte social e lesões ocupacionais. Os achados apontam para a relevância de estudos futuros acerca dessas associações.(AU)

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My Diploma thesis describes the issues of safety and labour accidents in an agriculture in particular looking at the handling of agricultural products. The accident at work is due to an aggregation of several interacting factors and the factors are con-sidered as the main source and cause of accidents at work that affect the creation of industrial accidents. The most important element in protecting the health and safety is prevention. An Obligation to assess risk is one of the fundamental principles of the concept of preventive occupational health and safety policy, which is enforced in all countries declaring the principles of safe - company. The basic need to protect the health of individuals is well established in the Constitution of the Czech Republic. The primary objective of this work is based on an analysis of factors involved in causing accidents at work and on the basis of the analysis, rules and recommenda-tions for the farms so that they serve as a support in the elimination of such acci-dents.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Ana Patrícia Batista Silva - 2018.pdf: 2014058 bytes, checksum: 3a654c39b228b74ae8ddbceb707e659e (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-20 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / To analyze the work context and occupational damage, from the perspective of nursing staff professionals, in an Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Intermediate Unit. METHODS: Cross-sectional, observational study with quantitative-qualitative approach performed at a large public health institution in the state of Goiás. The sample consisted of 44 workers from the neonatal units nursing team. Data collection was performed in the months of July and September of 2017 through observation and interview. For the data analysis, descriptive and analytical statistics were used using Student's t test and ANOVA for associations and Pearson's test for correlations, with a significance level of 5% (p ≤ 0,05). RESULTS: As for the professional profile, eight (18,2%) were nurses, 27 (61,4%) technicians and nine (20,4%) nursing assistants, female (100%), and mean age of 41,7 (± 9,7) years. The work context, from the perspective of the workers, was considered critical. For the organization of work, the items "excessive work rate" and "strong collection by results" presented higher averages (4,2±1,0), classified as severe. Concerning the working conditions, the highest averages corresponded to the "uncomfortable physical environment" (4,0±1,3), "a lot of noise in the environment" (4,1±1,1) and "inadequate physical space" (3,4±1,4). In the socio-professional relations, the highest averages involved "non-existent autonomy" (3,5±1,3) and "disputes among professionals" (3,5±1,1). A significant statistical difference was found between the two units for work organization factors (p=0,048), working conditions (p=0,046) and socio-professional relationships (p=0,0001). Regarding the occupational damage, the critical evaluation prevailed, with the psychological one having the highest mean (3,9±2,0) in the Intensive Care Unit. Already In the Neonatal Intermediate Unit, greater mean was identified for physical damage (2,6±1,4). There was a significant statistical difference between the Intensive and Intermediate Unit Care for the psychological (p=0,0002) and social (p=0,0009) damages. There was an association between the "work organization" domain and wage income variables (p=0,044) and hourly unit load (p=0,009); for "working conditions", the variables employment bond (p=0,016) and wage income (p=0,0001) were statistically significant. As well as for "physical damages" and the variables performed domestic activity (p=0,009), time acting on the unit (p=0,04) and wage income (p=0,02); for "psychological damages" and "social damages", there was an association with the variables working hours (p=0,02) and work shift (p=0,04/0,005). It was found a moderate and significant correlation between: physical damage and work organization (r=0,5721, p=0,0001), psychological damage and working conditions (r=0,5614, p=0,0001), psychological damage and socio-professional relations (r=0,6687, p=0,0001) and high and significant correlation between social and psychological damage (r=0,9072, p=0,0001). CONCLUSION: The work context of the neonatal units presents unfavorable elements and in inadequacy with the health and safety regulations of the worker, predisposing them to physical, psychic and social damage. / OBJETIVO: Analisar o contexto de trabalho e os danos ocupacionais, na perspectiva dos profissionais da equipe de enfermagem, em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva e Intermediaria Neonatal. METODOLOGIA: Estudo observacional, de corte transversal, com abordagem quantiqualitativa, realizado em uma instituição pública de saúde de grande porte do estado de Goiás. A amostra foi constituída por 44 trabalhadores da equipe de enfermagem de unidades neonatais. A coleta de dados foi realizada nos meses de julho e setembro de 2017 por meio de observação e entrevista. Para análise dos dados utilizou-se estatística descritiva e analítica por meio dos testes t “student” e ANOVA para associações e o teste de Pearson para as correlações, com nível de significância de 5% (p ≤ 0,05). RESULTADOS: Quanto ao perfil profissional, oito (18,2%) eram enfermeiros, 27 (61,4%) técnicos e nove (20,4%) auxiliares de enfermagem, do sexo feminino (100%), e com média de idade de 41,7 (±9,7) anos. O contexto de trabalho, na perspectiva dos trabalhadores, foi considerado crítico. Para o fator organização do trabalho, os itens “ritmo de trabalho excessivo” e “forte cobrança por resultados” apresentaram maiores médias (4,2±1,0), classificados como grave. Referente às condições de trabalho, as maiores médias corresponderam aos itens “ambiente físico desconfortável” (4,0±1,3), “muito barulho no ambiente” (4,1±1,1) e “espaço físico inadequado” (3,4±1,4). Nas relações sócio profissionais, as maiores médias envolveram “autonomia inexistente” (3,5±1,3) e as “disputas entre os profissionais” (3,5±1,1). Identificou-se diferença estatística significante entre as duas unidades para os fatores organização do trabalho (p=0,048), condições de trabalho (p=0,046) e relações sócio profissionais (p=0,0001). Em relação ao dano ocupacional prevaleceu a avaliação crítica, sendo o psicológico o com maior média (3,9±2,0) na UTIN. Já na UCIN, identificou-se maior média para o dano físico (2,6±1,4). Verificou-se diferença estatística significativa entre a UTIN e UCIN para os danos psicológico (p=0,0002) e social (p=0,0009). Houve associação entre o domínio “organização do trabalho” e as variáveis renda salarial (p=0,044) e carga horaria na unidade (p=0,009); para “condições de trabalho”, as variáveis vínculo empregatício (p=0,016) e renda salarial (p=0,0001) foram estatisticamente significativas. Como também para “danos físicos” e as variáveis realiza atividade doméstica (p=0,009), tempo que atua na unidade (p=0,04) e renda salarial (p=0,02); para os “danos psicológicos” e “danos sociais” houve associação com as variáveis carga horaria de trabalho (p=0,02) e turno de trabalho (p=0,04/0,005). Constatou-se correlação moderada e significativa entre: dano físico e organização de trabalho (r=0,5721; p=0,0001), dano psicológico e condições de trabalho (r=0,5614; p=0,0001), dano psicológico e relações sócio profissionais (r=0,6687; p=0,0001) e correlação alta e significativa entre dano social e psicológico (r=0,9072; p=0,0001). CONCLUSÃO: O contexto laboral das unidades neonatais apresenta elementos desfavoráveis e em inadequabilidade com as normativas da saúde e segurança do trabalhador, predispondo-os ao dano físico, psíquico e social.

The purpose of this thesis was to study occupational injury reports of the violence against healthcare staff during the years 2002–2020 throughout Sweden and Gävleborg, and inspect the differences between the cases. Furthermore, this thesis aimed to study the improvements the care staff in Gävleborg submitted in their applications, and see if the improvements in Gävleborg could be used to prevent the violence-categories. The results show an increased frequency of reports from 2002 until 2020. Violence without weapons accounts for 81% of the total reports. The share of work environment /routines reports decreased from 27% to 6%between 2009 and 2020 in Sweden. The content analysis showed that the improvements could be used to prevent violence against the care staff. In Gävleborg there was a sharp uptake in reports as of 2016. In conclusion, the reports have increased and the improvements in the reportscould help prevent workplace violence.

The purpose of this study on hand injury from powered wood splitters was to describe injury epidemiology and anatomy, to rate injury severity, to evaluate the outcome after injury and to describe factors of possible importance for the occurrence of injury. By searching a computerized patient registry, 131 patients injured by wood splitters from 1995 to 2001 were identified. Information was obtained from hospital records and radiographs, a written questionnaire and a structured telephone interview. Injury severity was rated according to the Hand Injury Severity Scoring System (HISS system) and the Injury Severity Score (ISS). Outcome was evaluated with the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand outcome questionnaire (DASH) and, in 26 of the most severely injured patients, with the Sollerman test. Forty-six percent of the injuries occurred during April or May. Wedge splitters caused 82 % of all injuries and most often injured the index finger, while screw splitters caused 18 % of all injuries and most often injured the metacarpus. Screw splitters caused palmar perforation and thumb avulsion. Sixty-three percent of all patients had an amputation or devascularising injury. The reliability of HISS rating was good. The mean Hand Injury Severity Score (HISS) was 63 which is equivalent to a severe hand injury. The mean ISS was 3.7. Nineteen percent of patients had minor, 31 % had moderate, 23 % had severe and 27 % had major injury according to the HISS system. Children had more severe injuries than adults. There was no significant difference regarding HISS or DASH scores between wedge and screw splitter injuries. The mean DASH score was 15, indicating moderate residual sequelae, but patients without sequelae and patients with grave sequelae were found in all HISS severity grades. There was a weak but significant correlation between the HISS and DASH scores. The mean Sollerman score in the injured hand was 66, indicating significantly impaired hand function. Twenty-nine percent of splitters were home-made. Very few machines had the safety measures required by European Standards. Children were present during splitting in at least 15 % of cases. Not being alone at the machine was one cause of wedge splitter injury. Glove use was one cause of screw splitter injury. Hand injury from powered wood splitters is a significant problem. Many of the injuries are severe, and cause long term sequels and impairment of hand function. Prevention is essential and should focus on unsafe machines and dangerous patterns of use.

L’objectif principal de ce mémoire est de mieux comprendre le rôle des différents acteurs que rencontrent des travailleurs en arrêt de travail, en raison d’un accident survenu par le fait ou à l’occasion de leur travail, sur la trajectoire et la santé mentale de ceux-ci. Dans un deuxième temps, il est important de déterminer l’effet que peut avoir le soutien social sur le niveau de détresse psychologique ressenti par ces travailleurs. Pour réaliser cette recherche, des données ont été recueillies provenant d’entretiens réalisés auprès de patients d’une polyclinique à Montréal qui étaient en arrêt de travail. Basée sur un échantillon de 12 travailleurs, l’étude réalisée a révélé que les différents acteurs ont une influence sur la trajectoire de ces travailleurs et que plusieurs facteurs du soutien social ont un impact sur le niveau de bien-être ou de détresse psychologique ressentis. En effet, le fait d’avoir un soutien émotionnel, d’estime, d’affiliation, tangible, instrumental et/ou encore informationnel, d’être intégré socialement, d’avoir l’occasion de se sentir utile et nécessaire, de pouvoir confirmer sa valeur ainsi que d’obtenir de l’aide concrète et matérielle sont des facteurs du soutien social qui agissent comme protecteur contre la détresse psychologique. À l’inverse, le fait d’être en marge du marché du travail et de ne pas avoir accès à ces différentes formes de soutien ou simplement le fait de penser que c’est le cas sont des facteurs qui font augmenter significativement le niveau de détresse psychologique. / The main objective of this master’s thesis is to better understand the role of the different actors encountered by workers in work stoppage, due to an accident which occurred because of work or while working, on their mental health and on their path. Secondly, it is important to determine the effect that social support can have on the level of psychological distress felt by these workers. In order to carry out this research, data were collected from interviews with patients of a polyclinic of Montreal who were in work stoppage. Based on a sample of 12 workers, this study revealed that different actors have an influence on the path of those workers and that multiple social support factors have an impact on the level of well-being or psychological distress of those individuals. Indeed, having emotional, material, instrumental, informational, esteem, affiliation or tangible support, being integrated socially, feeling useful and needed, being able to confirm its value and to obtain practical or material support, are all social support factors which protect against psychological distress. Conversely, being excluded from the labor market, not being able to have access to those different forms of support or even the simple fact of perceiving it as such, are all factors which significantly increase the level of psychological distress.