The document summarizes a study on industrial accidents in Kanpur, India. It found that the majority of accident victims were young adult males between 20-40 years of age, with most accidents occurring from falls. The most common injury sustained was fractures. Most victims had no formal training and safety measures were not provided in the majority of industries studied. The study concludes that there is a need for increased safety awareness, enforcement of safety rules, medical monitoring of workers, and training to reduce industrial accidents.

1. Presenter- Dr. Shibajee Debbarma
Department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Guides- Dr. Seema Nigam*, Dr. Tanu Midha**
Professor*, Associate Professor**, Department of Community Medicine, G.S.V.M
Medical College, Kanpur
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2.  World Health Organization has defined accident as an
“unpremeditated event resulting in recognizable damage”. Injuries
are responsible for approximately 9 percent of all causes of deaths
and about 16 percent of the disabilities are reported due to injuries.
 Globalization has brought India into the forefront of progress. Since
2014, India’s economy has been the fastest growing one, surpassing
China.
 The industrial sector is one of the main sectors that contribute to
India’s GDP. There has been a surge in the country’s industrial
production growth. Along with this growth, there has been a rise in
the incidence of injuries following industrial accidents.
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3.  Kanpur is one of the greatest industrial giants of Northern India,
where life runs in its full spectrum of riches and rags. It is the main
center of commercial, trading, educational and industrial activities
in Uttar Pradesh.
 However, non-compliance to occupational and industrial safety
norms is rampant in this industrial and commercial metropolis.
 There is an immense need of strengthening and undertaking
research on the public health burden and impact of industrial
accidents, understanding the risk factors and characteristics of
trauma, and measuring the impact of interventions.
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4.  To study the various correlates of industrial accident in cases
admitted.
 To study the characteristics of injuries sustained.
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5.  The present study was a hospital based, cross-sectional study
conducted among industrial accident cases admitted in Lala Lajpat
Rai Hospital in Kanpur.
 Study period was one year (November, 2014-October, 2015).
 Data was recorded in a pre-designed, pre-tested questionnaire and
was analyzed using various statistical tools.
 WHO’s Injury Reporting Form (2010) was used to record type of
injury sustained.
 Inclusion criteria- All industrial accident cases admitted during the
study period.
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6. Gender Mode of Accident Total (%)
Fall (%) Burn (%) Others (%)
Male 35 11 10 56 (62.2)
Female 18 7 9 34 (37.8 )
Total (%) 53 (58.9) 18 (20) 19 ( 21.1) 90 (100 )
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7. Age group (in
years)
Mode of Accident Total (%)
Fall Burn Others
20-30 21 9 4 34 (37.8)
30-40 20 4 8 32 (35.6)
40-50 9 3 5 17 (18.9)
50-60 3 2 2 7 (7.8)
Total 53 (58.9) 18 (20) 19 (21.1) 90 (100)
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8. Type of Injury* Mode of Accident Total (%)
Fall Burn Others
Superficial
injury
6 18 7 31 (20.4)
Open wound 8 - 11 19 (12.5)
Fracture 47 - 9 56 (36.8)
Joint
dislocation
- - 3 3 (2.0)
Nerve injury 2 - 4 6 (4.0)
Muscle injury 17 - 9 26 (17.1)
Organ injury 1 - 3 4 (2.6)
Amputation - - - -
Others** - - 7 7 (4.6)
Total*** 81 (53.2) 18 (11.8) 53 (34.9) 152 (100)
*As per WHO’s Injury Reporting Form (2010)
**Others include cases presenting with eye injury, respiratory distress etc.
***Multiple type of injuries were recorded
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9. 19%
81%
Figure 1 Training received
Institutional
Apprenticeship
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10. 68%
32%
Figure 2 Work experience (in years)
<5
>5
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11. 53%
47%
Figure 3 Duration of work (in hours)
<8
>8
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12. 23%
77%
Figure 4 Safety measures provided in the factory
Yes
No
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13.  Out of 90 cases of industrial accident enrolled in the study, majority
(73.3%) were in the 20-40 years age group.
 Most of the cases were males (62.2%).
 Most of the cases were due to fall (58.8%) followed by other modes of
accident (21.1%).
 Fracture (36.8%) was the commonest injury sustained.
 Majority (81%) of the victims had no institutional training while
most (68%) had been working for less than 5 years.
 Though duration of work seems to have no impact, maximum cases
(53%) were working for more than 8 hours per day.
 Safety measures (77%) were not provided in majority of the
industries.
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14.  Young adult males in the economically most productive age group
were the commonest victims and most of the injuries were due to fall
at workplace.
 There is need of creating awareness regarding safety measures
amongst industrial workers and strict enforcement of safety rules
and precautions by the concerned authorities.
 Periodic surveillance of workplace environment by concerned
authorities should be conducted to ensure implementation of safety
norms in industries and to check the duration of working hours.
 Pre-placement training and in-service trainings should be conducted
at regular intervals.
 There needs to be pre-placement medical examination and periodic
health check-ups of industrial workers.
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