Occupational Accident
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Contact with overhead power lines is regarded worldwide as one of the leading causes of electrical fatalities. The analysis carried out in this paper refers to a real accident that occurred in Greece a few years ago, involving the contact... more
Objective: To determine the occurrence of occupational accidents into clinical practice of the dentist participants in the introductory courses for the postgraduates from Dental School Central University of Venezuela made in 2007 and... more
The dentists are exposed to various diseases and occupational accidents. The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of occupational accidents and behaviour post-accidents among the dentists of the district of Araçatuba, São... more
Objectives: To highlight the role of occupational physician (OP) in occupational injuries (OI) prevention and management. To suggest an approach beyond traditional focus on descriptive epidemiology, engineering interventions,... more
Background: Falls are frequent occupational accidents, and are responsible for a significant amount of lost working time and, more importantly, for a high mortality. The factors involved in falling mechanisms can be of external or ...
The severity of occupational accidents suffered by construction workers at different hours of the day is analyzed in this study. It may be seen that the interval of time between 13:00 and 17:00 has incomprehensibly high rates of severe... more
In a large company in São Paulo State, two work accidents were investigated using the Causal Tree Method (CTM), leading to the accurate identification of factors related to work organization as the causal factors for the accidents. These... more
Objectives: To highlight the role of occupational physician (OP) in occupational injuries (OI) prevention and management. To suggest an approach beyond traditional focus on descriptive epidemiology, engineering interventions,... more
A series of Mannich bases of 2-alkyl-3-hydroxy-pyridine-4-ones, namely 2-alkyl-3-hydroxy-5-N-piperidylmethyl or N,N-dialkylaminomethyl pyridine-4-ones 9, 10 and 15–18, two derivatives of N-aryl-2-methyl-3-hydroxy-pyridine-4-ones 19, 20... more
Oil and gas accident statistics reveal that workers' potential for injury or death from occupational accidents is at least as high as that associated with explosions, fires, and other major incidents. The... more
Introduction:Occupational accidents result in pain, suffering, death of workers in some cases, many financial losses, reduce production levels and so forth; thus it is counted as a national loss. The aim of this study was to investigate... more
... Changes in the work environment may contribute to a greater probability of occurrence of major accidents in major hazards plants affecting workers and the public, as well as the environment ([Zwetsloot and Hale, 2002], [Zwetsloot et... more