Table 2 Serious injuries suffered at workplace in the past 12 months prior to the survey by sex.
From: Compensation patterns following occupational injuries in Zambia: results from the 2009 Labour Survey
Factor | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Suffered from any injuries due to work in past 12 months | |||
Yes | 3052 (10.0) | 1946 (6.2) | 4998 (8.1) |
No | 27426 (90.0) | 29447 (93.8) | 56873 (91.9) |
Total | 30478 (100) | 31393 (100) | 61871 (100) |
Most serious injury suffered due to work in past 12 months | |||
Open wounds | 2455 (80.5) | 1621 (83.3) | 4076 (81.6) |
Fractures | 239 (7.8) | 109 (5.6) | 348 (7.0) |
Dislocations | 108 (3.5) | 51 (2.6) | 159 (3.2) |
Loss of limb/any part of the body | 29 (1.0) | 5 (0.3) | 34 (0.7) |
Loss of sight | 15 (0.5) | 13 (0.7) | 28 (0.6) |
Loss of hearing | 11 (0.4) | 9 (0.5) | 20 (0.4) |
Burns | 116 (3.8) | 99 (5.1) | 215 (4.3) |
Other | 75 (2.5) | 39 (2.0) | 114 (2.3) |
Total | 3048 (100) | 1946 (100) | 4994 (100) |
Stayed away from work due to above injury | |||
Yes | 1891 (62.1) | 1131 (58.1) | 3022 (60.5) |
No | 1155 (37.9) | 815 (41.9) | 1970 (39.5) |
Total | 3046 (100) | 1946 (100) | 4992 (100) |
Days away from work due to above injury | |||
< 7 | 637 (33.8) | 419 (37.0) | 1056 (35.0) |
7-13 | 522 (27.7) | 310 (27.4) | 832 (27.6) |
14-20 | 295 (15.7) | 202 (17.9) | 497 (16.5) |
21+ | 430 (22.8) | 200 (17.7) | 630 (20.9) |
Total | 1884 (100) | 1131 (100) | 3015 (1000 |
Received compensation from work as a result of the above injury | |||
Yes | 242 (8.0) | 33 (1.7) | 275 (5.5) |
No | 2796 (92.0) | 1896 (98.3) | 4692 (94.5) |
Total | 3038 (100) | 1929 (100) | 4967 (100) |