[Frequency of occupational injuries and the health status of workers].
BACKGROUND
Occupational injuries are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among workers. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency of occupational injuries and health status of workers.


METHODS
The examined group consisted of 3,750 workers with health disorders. The control group included 1,800 healthy workers. Both groups were similar in terms of many factors that could contribute to the occurrence of occupational injuries. The injury rates were calculated in both groups.


RESULTS
Workers with psychomotor and sensorimotor disorders, neuroses, obstructive sleep apnea, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hearing, vascular and sight impairments have been frequently injured compared to workers with other diseases.


CONCLUSIONS
Due to the belief that accidents and occupational injuries are preventable, it is an imperative to study those factors which are likely to contribute to occurrence of accidents. The contributing factors could be the physical and mental state of workers.


CONCLUSIONS
Occupational injuries are significantly more common in the examined group than in controls.
Jovanović
Jovica
J
Zavod za zdravstvenu zastitu radnika Nis. joca@medfak.ni.ac.yu
Jovanović
Milan
M
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology