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Work-related diseases and injuries on an oil rig
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IMH 2005;56(1-4):56-66.
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Vol 56, No 1-4 (2005)
MARITIME HEALTH
Submitted: 2013-02-18
Published online: 2010-03-26
Abstract
The analysis of diseases and injuries in the workers on an American oil rig,
operating in the Mediterranean Sea, was done in the period of one year, from 1 May
1996 to 1 May 1997. In total, 518 medical examinations of sick and injuried workers
were conducted. At the first place in morbidity, there were injuries and poisonings
(26.7% of all registered cases). Then followed musculo-skeletal (17.5%), respiratory
(14.2%), gastrointestinal diseases (12.1%), mental disorders (10.3%), nervous system
(9.2%), skin (6.5%), urogenital (2.9%) and circulatory system diseases (0.6%). Out of all cases, the hand and finger injuries (48.3%) were most frequent, followed by injuries
of the leg (13.4%), eye (11.3%), head and neck (10.1%), arm (7.9%), foot (6.7%) and
trunk (2.3%). To reduce the incidence of diseases and injuries, special attention should
be paid to the workers' basic medical education, to protective measures and providing
first aid at the work site.
Abstract
The analysis of diseases and injuries in the workers on an American oil rig,
operating in the Mediterranean Sea, was done in the period of one year, from 1 May
1996 to 1 May 1997. In total, 518 medical examinations of sick and injuried workers
were conducted. At the first place in morbidity, there were injuries and poisonings
(26.7% of all registered cases). Then followed musculo-skeletal (17.5%), respiratory
(14.2%), gastrointestinal diseases (12.1%), mental disorders (10.3%), nervous system
(9.2%), skin (6.5%), urogenital (2.9%) and circulatory system diseases (0.6%). Out of all cases, the hand and finger injuries (48.3%) were most frequent, followed by injuries
of the leg (13.4%), eye (11.3%), head and neck (10.1%), arm (7.9%), foot (6.7%) and
trunk (2.3%). To reduce the incidence of diseases and injuries, special attention should
be paid to the workers' basic medical education, to protective measures and providing
first aid at the work site.
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Authors
Damir Valentić
Drazen Stojanović
Vladimir Mićović
Mihovil Vukelić
