Citation

Parvizpour D. Iran. J. Public Health 1979; 8(2): 51-60.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)

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Abstract

The study of 10,504 cases of industrial accidents, involving 590,164 injured workers employed in different industries in Tehran industrial pole during one year shows that the over all incidence rate is 17.80 with a significant variation in regard to age and the type of industry. Furthermore, 96.58% 0t accidents have happened within the workshops. Considering the final outcome of the accidents, 0.75% of all accidents, which terminated in death, involve only male workers and 0.29% of insured workers suffer from some degree of disability.

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