@article{ref1,
title="Work Related Injuries in an Oil field in Oman",
journal="Oman medical journal",
year="2011",
author="Al-Rubaee, Faisal Rabia and Al-Maniri, Abdullah Ali Nasser",
volume="26",
number="5",
pages="315-318",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to describe the epidemiology of occupational injuries in the Harweel oil field, Oman. METHODS: The study is based on data gathered from a computerized database maintained by Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO). All non-fatal work-related occupational injuries registered between April 2007 and December 2009 were gathered and analyzed. RESULTS: A total of 170 work-related injuries were reported during the study period. Foreign body to the eye was the most common type of injury (27.6%) encountered among all injuries, followed by man falls/slips (11.8%). Injury to the upper extremities accounted for the largest percentage (38.8%) among other body parts. While, a significant portion of the injuries (52%) affected workers aged less than 30 years. The average injury rate per 1000 exposed workers per year was 19.8. CONCLUSION: The study outlines the types of injuries most commonly encountered in the oil field in Oman. Additional data is required in order to devise proper epidemiological analysis. Establishing a comprehensive surveillance system for injuries is essential to ascertain factors influencing such injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1999-768X",
doi="10.5001/omj.2011.79",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2011.79"
}