Vinnuslys ungmenna: Orsakir og alvarleiki

• Main Authors: Margrét Einarsdóttir, Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir, Jónína Einarsdóttir
• Other Authors: Félags, og mannvísindadeild Háskóla Íslands
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavi­kur 2014
• Subjects: Vinnuslys; Unglingar; Accidents; Occupational; Occupational Health; Young Adult; Iceland; Smella
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/336482

Efst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn Spurningalisti var lagður fyrir 2000 manna tilviljunarúrtak 13-17 ára ungmenna í Þjóðskrá 2008. Svarhlutfallið var 48,8%. Spurt var í lokaðri spurningu hvort ungmennin hefðu orðið fyrir vinnuslysi og um alvarleika slyssins í opinni spurningu um áverka og slysavalda. --- Introduction: The aim of the research is to investigate work injuries among 13-17-year-old teenagers in Iceland, their causes and seriousness. Firstly, the prevalence of work injuries among the age-group is examined, as is the length of their absence from work, as well as the gender and age differences of both factors. Secondly, the type and the cause of the injuries are investigated. Thirdly, the most serious injuries and their causes are studied further. Material and methods: A survey was carried out amongst 2000 teenagers, aged 13-17, randomly selected from the Registers Iceland. The response rate was 48.4%. The teenagers were asked in a closed question about whether they had had an accident at work, and in an open one about the type and cause of the injury. A Chi-square test was used to test statistical significance: 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: A fifth of the young people had had an accident at work, one quarter of the injured workers were absent from work because of the injury of which 5.9% for more than a week. The percentage of injured workers increases with age and has reached 30,7% among the 17-year-olds. Cuts and sprains were the most common injuries, whereas back injuries and bone fractures caused the longest absences. Sharp instruments were the most common cause of an injury, but lifting/carrying a (heavy) object as well as a fall of an object caused the longest absences. Conclusion: The prevalence of young workers' injuries and the seriousness of some of these injuries are of concern. In addition to education on occupational health and safety (OHS) and OHS training, future research must analyse if their labour market position threaten ...