title: Non-fatal occupational injuries among non-governmental employees in Malaysia.
abstract: We analyzed data on non-fatal occupational injuries reported to Malaysia's social security organization from 2002 to 2006. There was a decrease in both the absolute number and the incidence rates of these injuries over time. About 40% of cases occurred in the manufacturing sector followed by the service (17%) and trading (17%) sectors. The agriculture sector reported the highest incidence rate (24.1/1,000), followed by the manufacturing sector subcategories of wood-product manufacturing (22.1/1,000) and non-metallic industries (20.8/1,000). Men age 40 to 59 and persons of Indian ethnicity had a greater tendency to sustain injuries. Government and non-governmental organizations should strive to develop strategies to reduce the occupational injuries targeting vulnerable groups. Enforcement of safety measures will further play an important role to ensure that both employees and employers take special precautions to address workplace hazards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru 75150 Melaka, Malaysia. adinegara@manipal.edu.my
authors.forename: Adinegara Bin Lutfi
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Abas
authors.forename: Abdul Razzak Bin Mohd
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: Mohammed Azman Bin Aziz
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sathiakumar
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007221:Industry; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017149:Private Sector; D012737:Sex Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult