RT Journal Article
T1 Injury analysis of teachers’ occupational accidents.
A1 Rey-Merchán, María del Carmen
A1 López-Arquillos, Antonio
K1 Profesores - Accidentes
K1 Evaluación del riesgo
AB BACKGROUND: Occupational accidents among teachers are a cause of concern because of their consequences regardingseveral parts of the body, such as the neck, back, or extremities; however, the number of studies on this issue is limited.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the possible effects of different variables (gender, age, nationality, experience, sector, day of theweek, traffic accidents) associated with occupational injuries suffered by teachers.METHODS: All teachers’ accidents recorded in Spain (136,702) from 2003 to 2018 were analyzed. Odds ratios with a 95%confidence interval were calculated.RESULTS: For injured female workers, being younger than 45, in her first month of experience, in a public school, withoutrisk assessment, and in a traffic accident are the most important factors related to suffering a neck injury. In the case of injuredmale workers, to be older than 45, in a private school, and no traffic accidents are the factors detected influence suffering aninjury in lower extremities.CONCLUSIONS: Institutions and schools should pay special attention to the highest-risk profiles. Results obtained can bea very useful tool for the design and implementation of specific occupational health and safety strategies adapted to the morevulnerable workers in each kind of injury.
PB IOS Press
YR 2022
FD 2022-01-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28960
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28960
LA eng
NO Rey-Merchán, M. D. C., & López-Arquillos, A. (2022). Injury analysis of teachers’ occupational accidents. Work, 71(1), 215-222.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026