Citation

Sarmiento-Salinas R, Lopez-Rojas P, Marin-Cotonieto IA, Godinez-Rocha A, Haro-García L, Salinas-Tovar S. Gac. Med. Mex. 2004; 140(6): 593-597.

Vernacular Title

Factores de riesgo asociados a los accidentes de trabajo en la industria de la

Affiliation

Coordinacion de Salud en el Trabajo, Delegacion Aguascalientes, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Academia Nacional De Medicina de Mexico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15633565

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to describe construction-industry, work-related accident prevalence in, associated factors in, and potential impact on affiliated workers of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) in the Valley of Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prevalent cases in a retrospective case-control design. Cases: These include 385 construction-industry workers who were found to have construction work-related accidents in 2001. Controls comprised 385 active construction-industry workers without work-related accident background paired by gender, workplace, and worksite. RESULTS: Work-related accident prevalence in construction workers was 5.5%; most important risk factors and etiology fraction (Ef) included the following: age 16-20 years odds ratio, OR = 1.58, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.40-10.7, p = 0.001, Ef 0.36; eventual insurance, OR = 3.7, 95% CI, 2.16-26.45, p = 0.001), Ef, 0.72, and no training for job, OR = 5.3, 95% CI, 4.9-69.2, p = 0.01), Ef: 0.81. Variables not showing significance were included salary, work shift, and workday. CONCLUSIONS: Work-related accident prevalence maintains its preponderance in the Valley of Mexico construction industry; identified risk factors are potentially modifiable, among which job training acquires unquestionable relevance.