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:: Volume 23, Issue 4 (2018) ::
Iran J Forensic Med 2018, 23(4): 298-305 Back to browse issues page
Epidemiology of occupational accidents in Semnan workers Referred to Legal Medicine Organization Center of Semnan
Saied Mohammadian Semnani1 , Yalda Zargar2 , Jaber Ghareh Daghi2 , Elnaz Mozaffari3 , Jamil Kheirvari Khezerloo4 , Zahra Mohammadalipour5 , Mohsen Tabasi6 , Mohammad Reza Eskandarion 7
1- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran
2- The Legal Medicine, Forensic Medicine Research Center, Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran
3- MSc, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Islamic Azad University of Damghan, Damghan, Iran
4- MSc, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Advanced Sciences & Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
5- MSc, Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran
6- PhD by Research, Legal Medicine Research Center, Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran
7- MSc, Medical Biochemistry Department, Legal Medicine Research Center, Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran , M.eskandarion@gmail.com
Abstract:   (5917 Views)
Background: Occupational incidents are among the inevitable threats that the working community has always faced and, in most cases, fear of being dismissed, and the agreement with the employer, leads the injured person to give legal prosecutions and the rights of the individual up. Issues related to this topic are discussed in this research project.
Materials and Methods: In the cases of occupational injuries that have referred to legal medicine centers from 2015 to 2017, information about characteristic of damaged or dead persons have been recorded in separate information forms and were analyzed with SPSS19.
Findings: The majority of the participants of this study were male. Those with the age of 26-30 years old (34%) were also the majority. The most injured persons were under diploma. 25% of them had complained from one week to one month after injury, but about 6% had complained over 3 years after injury. 28% did not have an occupational injury report. 35% were fired. 45% experienced degrees of permanent disability of which the most was in upper limbs. In about 31 % of dead persons, brain and skull injury were the cause of death.
Conclusion: Both the workers and their employers must be well-aware about their rights. In case of an incident, it should be reported immediately, and the injured should be able to pursue legal actions without fear of the employer, and preferably with the direct encouragement of the employer. Forensic medicine must also ensure the correctness and accuracy of pre-employment examinations. 
Keywords: Occupational Events, Workers Injuries, Semnan
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Received: 2018/03/17 | Revised: 2018/06/11 | Accepted: 2018/03/17 | ePublished: 2018/03/17
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Mohammadian Semnani S, Zargar Y, Ghareh Daghi J, Mozaffari E, Kheirvari Khezerloo J, Mohammadalipour Z, et al . Epidemiology of occupational accidents in Semnan workers Referred to Legal Medicine Organization Center of Semnan. Iran J Forensic Med 2018; 23 (4) :298-305
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