purpose student circus artists train as both artists and athletes with their bodies holding the key to professional success. the daily training load of student circus artists is often associated with maximum physical and psychological stress with injuries posing a threat to a potential professional career. the purpose of this study is the differentiated analysis and evaluation of work accidents...

background : biorhythm is one of the latest issues of subjective ergonomics. it can be effective in raising the level of job satisfaction, and therefore, preventing the occurrence of accidents in the workplace through understanding the physical, emotional, and mental characteristics of individuals. thus, the aim of this study was to examine the impact of biological cycles on occupational accide...

BACKGROUND Because of occupational accidents, permanent disabilities and deaths occur and economic and workday losses emerge. OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to investigate the factors responsible for occupational accidents occurred in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS The current study analyzed 1464 occupational accidents recorded by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs' offic...

OBJECTIVE To analyze severe acute occupational poisoning accidents related to asphyxiating gases reported in China between 1989 and 2003, and to study the characteristics of severe acute occupational poisoning accidents and provide scientific evidences for prevention and control strategies. METHODS The data from the national occupational poisoning case reporting system were analyzed with desc...

BACKGROUND Occupational accidents are a major point of concern in industries. The academic community should take the first step to address the long-neglected concerns of occupational safety. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and pattern of occupational accidents. MATERIALS AND METHODS A record-based, cross-sectional study was done in three tile factories of Mangalore city, in Karnataka. A ...

BACKGROUND In this study, our aim was to evaluate the fatal occupational accidents that occurred in Zonguldak coal mines between the years 2005-2008. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 42 fatal coal mine occupational accidents in Zonguldak (Turkey) between the years 2005-2008. The forensic records of autopsies referred to the chief prosecutors' office during 2005-2008 were revi...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the frequency, circumstances, and causes of occupational accidents aboard merchant ships in international trade, and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of occupational accidents as well as dangerous working situations where possible preventive measures may be initiated. METHODS The study is a historical follow up on occupational accidents among crew aboard D...

Inter-record linkage between two Swedish databases on population and injury was effected to provide information on occupational slip, trip and fall (STF) accidents. The text descriptions in more than 1600 accident reports from occupational groups with high incidence rates of STF accidents were categorised by gender and age and the factors contributing to the accidents studied. Both older male a...