Occupational Accidents and Injuries in Thailand

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• Personal Author:
  Daniell WE ; Kiefer MC ; Padungtod C ; Thepaksorn P
• Description:
  The Workers' Compensation Fund (WCF) represents only a limited fraction of work-related injuries in the Thai workforce. This cross-sectional study examined 258,986 records from the Thai National Injury Surveillance (NIS) system collected during 2001-2004, focusing on 17,538 injuries coded as work-related. NIS records provided information generally not represented in WCF statistics, such as construction and agriculture. The reported mechanisms in 129 work-related fatalities were particularly informative, including electrical current (27%), transport accidents (20%), and falls (15%). Mortality in transport accidents was dramatically higher when seat belts or motorcycle helmets were not used, whether work-related or not. The findings emphasize the need to use multiple sources of information for a complete picture of work-related injuries in Thailand, and possibly in other countries. The mechanisms of fatal injury indicate areas where focused efforts are warranted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Automobiles Construction Industry Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Transportation Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Analytical-methods Analytical-processes Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Drivers Electrical-hazards Electrical-industry Electrical-workers Occupational-hazards Safety-belts Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Transportation-industry Transportation-workers Work-analysis Work-areas Work-environment Work-performance Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  290-294
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032691
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2007 Jul; 13(3):290-294
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4a4438c4b7b950b6a3ca12b7f8af2026f764ff6eb1f056a711dc4885583a79acd048ef731d58d4ef8eb10c8ceee20006c8731ab26cb7a44f3d5cf585a55ec21d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186573/cdc_186573_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 797.10 KB ]