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Epidemiology of occupational injuries among insured workers in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016 Cover

Epidemiology of occupational injuries among insured workers in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

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|Mar 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Trends in worker and occupational injury indices in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016
Trends in worker and occupational injury indices in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

Figure 2

Trends in occupational injuries by economic sectors in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016
Trends in occupational injuries by economic sectors in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

Figure 3

Trends in occupational injuries by occupations in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016
Trends in occupational injuries by occupations in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

Figure 4

Trends in occupational injuries by type in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011
Trends in occupational injuries by type in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011

Figure 5

Trends in occupational injuries by injured body part in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011
Trends in occupational injuries by injured body part in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011

Figure 6

Trends in occupational injuries by causes in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016
Trends in occupational injuries by causes in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

Figure 7

Trends in occupational injuries by recovery in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016
Trends in occupational injuries by recovery in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

Figure 8

Trends in occupational injuries by day of the week in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011
Trends in occupational injuries by day of the week in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011

Distribution of occupational injuries by injured body parts in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011, expressed in percentages

Injured body parts20042005200620072008200920102011Slope
Upper limbs15.515.625.325.826.326.721.923.01.1
Lower limbs20.220.818.619.819.920.116.030.50.6
Head12.012.614.816.215.915.912.315.80.3
Trunk10.911.314.514.914.512.89.813.40.1
Non-classifiable37.035.922.417.818.019.935.69.6-2.4
Multiple parts3.73.23.64.74.44.03.66.70.3
Body systems0.30.30.30.30.60.30.40.50.0
Neck0.40.40.50.50.40.40.30.40.0
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

The distribution of establishments, insured workers, occupational deaths, and injuries in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016

YearTETIWSWFWTOIOISWOIFWTOD
20041054622793757571806222195193521647087051320
200512155430401346545302385604102259754394716493
20061380023359566723388263617890853715683697437
20071637643749575753890299568591822712984693506
20081926854031146765224326592293285654886737646
20092183634390447790332360011586211557980632587
20102425614744134838291390584375487464170846507
201127403453974851014889438259675825435771468557
201233577369856871279952570573565656365961997351
201341948590898911608238748165352467300549462285
201439651293862501565453782079769241373265509856
2015420941101224771892812822966567087308264005495
2016453389104892111875967861324453404276650638522

Annual distribution of occupational injuries, workers and number of injuries per workers (injury-to-worker ratio) by occupations in Saudi Arabia

Number of occupational injuries
Occupations2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)N(%)
30615341313242134281415664230639106407263521427271337263193823234
Engineering(32.7)(33.4)(35.7)(37.3)(44.6)(49.1)(51.8)(53.7)(53.6)(52.0)(48.7)(47.6)(43.5)
Services workers56627604175136949569424533411827102252572122017229254912622422388
(60.6)(59.1)(56.5)(54.0)(45.5)(39.6)(35.9)(33.3)(32.3)(32.8)(36.8)(39.1)(41.9)
Technicians776165318542594363641314279495547103753483344123794
(0.8)(1.6)(2.0)(2.8)(3.9)(4.8)(5.7)(6.5)(7.2)(7.2)(7.0)(6.6)(7.1)
66910009781199168220871958207719601886198917791625
Industrial, chemical & food workers(0.7)(1.0)(1.1)(1.3)(1.8)(2.4)(2.6)(2.7)(3.0)(3.6)(2.9)(2.7)(3.0)
218522341787163513611061877721617535686555496
Clerical & related workers(2.3)(2.2)(2.0)(1.8)(1.5)(1.2)(1.2)(1.0)(0.9)(1.0)(1.0)(0.8)(0.9)
Specialists128213431169117611751092978934842739985891749
(1.4)(1.3)(1.3)(1.3)(1.3)(1.3)(1.3)(1.2)(1.3)(1.4)(1.4)(1.3)(1.4)
1100331111119922112255220077331166332244331122229988331122332233223300221133
Administrative & managerial workers(0.1)(0.1)(0.1)(0.1)(0.2)(0.4)(0.4)(0.4)(0.5)(0.6)(0.5)(0.3)(0.4)
Sales workers793897732751698599469421428374544477490
(0.8)(0.9)(0.8)(0.8)(0.7)(0.7)(0.6)(0.6)(0.7)(0.7)(0.8)(0.7)(0.9)
Agriculture workers261322289265342350305306305244399365283
(0.3)(0.3)(0.3)(0.3)(0.4)(0.4)(0.4)(0.4)(0.5)(0.5)(0.6)(0.5)(0.5)
2101511622271651518911662124265216132
Others(0.2)(0.1)(0.2)(0.2)(0.2)(0.2)(0.1)(0.2)(0.1)(0.2)(0.4)(0.3)(0.2)

Distribution of occupational injuries by cause in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016, expressed in percentages

Causes2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Slope
Caught in1.61.31.31.41.11.10.81.11.11.41.41.51.70.0
Struck by or against38.839.538.840.244.241.936.928.031.928.927.428.926.9-1.3
Rubbed or abraded/ Friction20.419.218.916.315.915.715.110.613.216.415.917.018.2-0.3
Fall form high level/ Fall from same level19.719.319.821.020.522.626.225.826.528.028.728.727.10.9
Vehicle accidents5.15.75.35.84.84.03.03.63.53.86.04.76.60.0
Body reaction14.114.715.414.813.311.22.74.75.35.75.35.45.1-1.0
Stress------5.82.72.21.61.61.41.5-0.6
Contact with cold or heat------1.21.72.11.92.01.81.80.1
Contact with radiation or caustics------1.00.80.90.80.80.80.80.0
Others0.40.40.50.50.33.57.321.213.411.510.89.810.41.2
Total100100100100100100100100100100100100100

Annual distribution of occupational injuries and injuries per worker (injury-to-worker ratio) by economic sectors in Saudi Arabia

Number of occupational injuries
Economic sector2004N (%)2005N (%)2006N (%)2007N (%)2008N (%)2009N (%)2010N (%)2011N (%)2012N (%)2013N (%)2014N (%)2015N (%)2016N (%)
Construction39299 (42.0)42326 (41.4)37427 (41.2)38929 (42.4)44430 (47.6)43308 (50.2)37527 (49.7)36367 (48.0)31048 (47.3)26700 (50.9)35552 (51.3)35587 (53.0)24760 (46.4)
Trade24680 (26.4)28315 (27.7)25946 (28.6)25042 (27.3)20766 (22.3)16939 (19.6)16028 (21.2)19385 (25.6)17275 (26.3)10312 (19.7)12948 (18.7)12480 (18.6)11471 (21.5)
Manufacturing19303 (20.6)20283 (19.8)17892 (19.7)17570 (19.1)17741 (19.3)15454 (17.9)12714 (16.8)11921 (15.7)10103 (15.4)9148 (17.4)11400 (16.5)9963 (14.9)8589 (16.1)
Social services4302 (4.6)4686 (4.6)3223 (3.5)2927 (3.2)2960 (3.2)2885 (3.3)2033 (2.7)1789 (2.4)1677 (2.6)1511 (2.9)1860 (2.7)1661 (2.5)1651 (3.1)
Post & communications2202 (2.4)2510 (2.5)2150 (2.4)2499 (2.7)2014 (2.2)1757 (2.0)1502 (2.0)1517 (2.0)1243 (1.9)1117 (2.1)1673 (2.4)1526 (2.3)1365 (2.6)
Financing & real estate449 (0.5)527 (0.5)698 (0.8)1381 (1.5)1662 (1.8)2066 (2.4)2661 (3.5)2179 (2.9)2034 (3.1)1704 (3.2)3112 (4.5)3547 (5.3)3376 (6.3)
Electricity & water1392 (1.5)1436 (1.4)1460 (1.6)1274 (1.4)1454 (1.6)1607 (1.9)1147 (1.5)1074 (1.4)835 (1.3)651 (1.2)811 (1.2)578 (0.9)613 (1.1)
Mining & quarry1077 (1.2)1223 (1.2)1190 (1.3)1354 (1.5)1410 (1.5)1367 (1.6)1129 (1.5)985 (1.3)941 (1.4)906 (1.7)1346 (1.9)1301 (1.9)1157 (2.2)
Agriculture & fishing817 (0.9)953 (0.9)867 (1.0)846 (0.9)848 (0.9)828 (1.0)746 (1.0)608 (0.8)500 (0.8)418 (0.8)539 (0.8)444 (0.7)422 (0.8)

Distribution of occupational injuries by day of the week in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011, expressed in percentages

Day20042005200620072008200920102011Slope
Saturday18.616.38.08.44.03.73.95.6-2.0
Sunday16.516.817.817.618.518.018.618.00.2
Monday16.416.616.316.616.816.516.716.60.0
Tuesday16.115.816.016.316.216.616.416.60.1
Wednesday15.515.416.115.816.016.216.516.20.1
Thursday13.413.814.814.815.115.414.915.30.2
Friday3.65.310.810.513.513.613.111.71.3
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0

Distribution of occupational injuries by type in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2011, expressed in percentages

Type injuries of occupational20042005200620072008200920102011Slope
Secondary contusions29.125.935.535.138.337.331.334.00.8
Cut & puncture21.319.023.324.926.327.723.522.90.6
Twist & stretch9.39.414.313.610.512.19.57.6-0.2
Fracture & crush6.05.76.88.38.39.68.610.60.7
Infections2.61.81.83.34.12.79.910.01.1
Burns1.81.51.82.02.12.42.12.10.1
Hernia & rupture1.50.82.31.41.02.33.82.50.3
Dislocation0.20.20.40.40.60.71.20.40.1
Unspecified28.235.713.910.88.75.210.19.9-3.4
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.00.8

Distribution of occupational injuries by recovery in Saudi Arabia between 2004 and 2016, expressed in percentages

Injury Status2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016Slope
Recovers disability with3.14.83.53.94.03.73.84.93.73.39.34.45.90.2
Recovery disability without34.142.042.273.463.774.979.781.968.453.474.759.367.62.1
Under treatment62.853.254.222.832.421.316.513.228.043.216.136.326.5-2.3
Total100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2021-72-3377 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 42 - 52
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2019
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Accepted on: Mar 1, 2021
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Published on: Mar 30, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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