Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy Study
Objective:According to the International Labor Organization, 153 workers are injured and one worker dies because of occupational accidents or diseases every 15 seconds. Every day, 6,300 people die due to occupational accidents or work-related diseases in the world.Methods:Forensic investigation docu...
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| author | Halil Boz Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci İbrahim Demir Halil İlhan Aydoğdu Mehmet Askay Erdal Özer Nazım Ercüment Beyhun |
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| description | Objective:According to the International Labor Organization, 153 workers are injured and one worker dies because of occupational accidents or diseases every 15 seconds. Every day, 6,300 people die due to occupational accidents or work-related diseases in the world.Methods:Forensic investigation documents and autopsy reports of patients who were autopsied between 2011 and 2015 at the Forensic Medicine Department of Morgue Specialization in Trabzon Group Presidency and whose causes of death were related to occupational accidents were examined retrospectively.Results:It was determined that 111 (99.1%) were male and 1 (0.9%) were female from a total of 112 worker deaths. Their ages ranged between 18 and 64 years. When the distribution of cases by business types was analyzed, it was determined that 61 (54.5%) cases worked in the construction sector and 12 (10.7%) in the energy sector. It was determined that work accidents occurred due to falling from height in 34 (30.4%) cases and electric shock in 19 (17%) cases. There were skull bone fractures in 44 (39.3%) cases and rib cage fractures in 22 (19.6%) cases during autopsies. In histopathological examinations, there were cardiovascular pathologies in 13 (11.6%) cases, edema and bleeding in the lungs in 20 (17.9%) cases.Conclusion:According to the results of this study, construction sector took place on the top, which is consistent with the national work accident statistics. As a cause of death, general body traumas due to falling from high, electric shocks and work machine accidents come to the fore. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34b027bbfec34918816946479d8417302023-02-15T16:14:43ZengAdli Tıp Uzmanları DerneğiAdli Tıp Bülteni1300-865X2149-45332021-12-0126315215710.17986/blm.143113049054Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy StudyHalil Boz0Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci1İbrahim Demir2Halil İlhan Aydoğdu3Mehmet Askay4Erdal Özer5Nazım Ercüment Beyhun6 Adli Tıp Kurumu Trabzon Adli Tıp Grup Başkanlığı, Trabzon, Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Rize, Türkiye Adli Tıp Kurumu Antalya Adli Tıp Grup Başkanlığı, Antalya, Türkiye Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul, Türkiye Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon, Türkiye Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon, Türkiye Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Faklütesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Trabzon, Türkiye Objective:According to the International Labor Organization, 153 workers are injured and one worker dies because of occupational accidents or diseases every 15 seconds. Every day, 6,300 people die due to occupational accidents or work-related diseases in the world.Methods:Forensic investigation documents and autopsy reports of patients who were autopsied between 2011 and 2015 at the Forensic Medicine Department of Morgue Specialization in Trabzon Group Presidency and whose causes of death were related to occupational accidents were examined retrospectively.Results:It was determined that 111 (99.1%) were male and 1 (0.9%) were female from a total of 112 worker deaths. Their ages ranged between 18 and 64 years. When the distribution of cases by business types was analyzed, it was determined that 61 (54.5%) cases worked in the construction sector and 12 (10.7%) in the energy sector. It was determined that work accidents occurred due to falling from height in 34 (30.4%) cases and electric shock in 19 (17%) cases. There were skull bone fractures in 44 (39.3%) cases and rib cage fractures in 22 (19.6%) cases during autopsies. In histopathological examinations, there were cardiovascular pathologies in 13 (11.6%) cases, edema and bleeding in the lungs in 20 (17.9%) cases.Conclusion:According to the results of this study, construction sector took place on the top, which is consistent with the national work accident statistics. As a cause of death, general body traumas due to falling from high, electric shocks and work machine accidents come to the fore. http://adlitipbulteni.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/worker-deaths-a-regional-autopsy-study/49772 occupational accidentworker deathautopsy |
| spellingShingle | Halil Boz Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci İbrahim Demir Halil İlhan Aydoğdu Mehmet Askay Erdal Özer Nazım Ercüment Beyhun Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy Study Adli Tıp Bülteni occupational accident worker death autopsy |
| title | Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy Study |
| title_full | Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy Study |
| title_fullStr | Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy Study |
| title_short | Worker Deaths: A Regional Autopsy Study |
| title_sort | worker deaths a regional autopsy study |
| topic | occupational accident worker death autopsy |
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