A Profile of Workplace Accidents and Injuries at Bengaluru

Authors

  • R Ravikumar Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Madikeri, Karnataka
  • N Shylaja Dist. Forensic Expert, District Hospital, Madikeri, Kodagu District, Karnataka

Keywords:

Workplace Injuries, Construction Laborers, Fall from Height, Protective Measures

Abstract

Workplace related injuries are the most important cause of work absence, disability retirement,  mutilation, and even mortality.1,2 A detailed study of workplace accidents and fatal injuries at workplace  provides valuable data for implementing effective preventive measures to reduce the burden of injuries  related mortality and morbidity and to strengthen legal measures. Vydehi hospital, a tertiary care hospital,  receives most of the medico-legal cases from eastern part of Bengaluru, both for treatment and autopsy  services. This part of the city is considered as one of the major hubs of IT sector, concentrated by many  migrated laborers from various parts of the country, who get employed at the construction sites as  laborers. An autopsy study of deaths due to fatal injuries at workplace was conducted with an aim to  know the incidents, age, sex, details of education, occupation wise distribution, availability of preventive  measures, events leading to patterns of injuries and cause of death. Data in the current study was  collected from all the cases of fatal injuries at workplace autopsied for a period of 5 years from September  2007 to August 2012. Male and young workers constituted the bulk. Majority of the victims were  construction laborers. Majority of cases lacked pre-recruitment checkups, regular medical checkup and  first aid facility at workplace. Falls from height was common type of event, followed by fall of objects.  Protective measures were not available in most of the cases. 

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Published

2019-01-03

How to Cite

A Profile of Workplace Accidents and Injuries at Bengaluru . (2019). Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 40(4), 369–374. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/jiafm/article/view/7791