Occupational Accident and Injury on Industrial Workers in Jakarta Pulo Gadung Industrial Estate

Abstract

Occupational accidents are stil high. There were 17 workers death each workday. Human factor is main caused risk factor of occupational accident. The objective of study to determine type of accidents and injuries related with accident at workplace in Pulogadung Industrial Estate. The study was operational research with cross sectional design. The study conducted 950 industrial workers at seven companies in 2006. Respondents were industrial workers who were worked in Jakarta Pulogadung industrial estate. Data collected based on interview with questionnaire and analyzed with statistic analysis. Result showed that industrial workers have ever been accident at workplace 29.9% with injury on hinge-hip-upper leg (40.2%), head (24,8%) and hand ankle (14.3%). Type of injuries were excoriasi (37.2%), superficial (29.6%) and an eyes injury (14.8%). Occupational accident often occurence on steel industry(11.2%) with an eyes injury (10%),spare part industry (8.2%) with 6.1%) andi garment industries (3.7%) with pierced (43.1%). Occupational aacident correlated with male workers OR 3.25 (95% CI 2.29-4.62), moderate level of activity OR 2.08 (95% CI 1.48 - 2.92), distres OR 1.36 (95% CI 1.03 - 1.80), painful OR 1.50 (95%CI 1.13 - 1.98), and using safety tools OR 1.50 (95% CI 1.13 - 1.98). Physical condition correlated with occupational accident such as noisy OR 2.24 (95% CI 1.66 - 3.03), heat OR 2.19 (95%CI 1.63-2.93), close OR 2.32 (95%CI 1.57-3.41), extreme scent OR 2.01 (95%CI 1.42-2.85), dusty OR 1.87 (95%CI 1.41-2.48) and smoky OR 2.40 (95%CI 1.77-3.25).

Keywords

• occupational
• accident
• injury
• worker
• industry