%0 Journal Article
%T Magnitude and Characteristics of Occupational injury in Kombolcha textile factory, North East Ethiopia
%A Serkalem S Yessuf
%A Haimanot Gebrehiwot Moges
%A Ansha N Ahmed
%J International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
%P 25-29
%D 2013
%R 10.3126/ijosh.v3i2.8381
%X Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Background:  Working environment is one of the factors which can determine public health conditions as many workers spend a large portion of their time at work. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the magnitude and characteristics of occupational injury among workers in Kombolcha textile factory, North East Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study design was conducted from April1-15, 2013 among 455 randomly selected workers after stratification by working departments. A structured questionnaire based interview, review of records of injury report and walk through survey using work environment observation checklist were used to support the self-reported information. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis using SPSS version 20. Results: The overall occupational injury prevalence rate was 36.9%. Puncture, abrasion/laceration, fracture, cut and back pain were the most common types of injury. Most of the sources of injury were due to machinery, lifting heavy objects, splinters, fall and hand tools. Conclusion: The magnitude of occupational injury at Kombolcha textile industry showed a high prevalence that indicates the need to work on integrated injury prevention by mainstreaming occupational health and safety procedures in all working  departments of the factory. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v3i2.8381  
%K Occupational injury
%K Textile Factory
%K Safety
%K Prevalence
%K Injury characteristics.
%U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/8381