Work-related injuries resulting in death in Chile: a cross-sectional study on 2014 and 2015 registries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise work-related fatal events that occurred in Chile in 2014 and 2015 in workers covered by the Occupational Accidents and Professional Disease No 16.744 Act.

Design

Cross-sectional on registries of the Chilean Worker's Health and Safety National Information System, specifically focusing on the Fatal Work Accidents Registry of the Social Security Superintendence.

Study population

Secondary data analysis on all 815 cases of occupational injury-related deaths registered in 2014 and 2015 in Chile and that were accredited by the Social Security Superintendence up to March 2016.

Outcome measures

Variables relating to employer, workers and the events were analysed.

Results

The overall mortality rate for all injuries, both at work and duri

SUBMITTER: Bachelet VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6009517 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature