title: ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND APPLICATION OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Occupational injuries are one of the major public health problems in the world and in our country, and are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity of workers. The goals of this study are to determine the type and nature of occupational injuries and propose a program of preventive measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 98 injured workers in the period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 in the area of the Cazin municipality. The sources of data used are reports of an accident at work in the Occupational Health Services and the Primary Health Care Center.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common injuries are the ones by sharp object (30.6%), incarceration (27.5%) and fall from a height (19.3%). According to the nature of the injuries the most numerous are contusions and lacerations. Activities that are most prevalent among those injured are in service provision (48.0%), manufacturing (36.4%) and construction (33.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is necessary to implement measures of collective and personal protection, education of workers, proper handling of tools and machinery, improving interpersonal relationships, rewarding and implementation of the strategy of making plans for the program of occupational safety.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Service, Primary Health Care Center, Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Nermina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cemalovic
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Women's Health, Primary Health Care Center, Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Semso
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosic
authors.affiliation: Center for Physical Rehabilitation, Primary Health Care Center, Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toromanovic
keywords: occupational injuries; prevention