Work Related Injuries and Occupational Safety in Iraq Occupational Safety in the State Company for Refractories in Baghdad Example

Background: An injury is defined as wound or trauma; harm or hurt; or damage inflicted on the human body of the injured by an external force. The injury is a suspected bodily lesion resulting from acute overexposure to energy interacting with the body in amounts or rates that exceed the threshold of physiological tolerance. Occupational accidents cause direct and indirect or hidden costs for the whole society. Global estimates by ILO show that the occupational problems are bigger than earlier believed. Especially, figures of occupational fatal and non-fatal accidents in developing countries were greatly underestimated. The previous international estimations have been based on existing information from industrial countries. The fatality rate and an absolute number of deaths for developing countries were estimated based on regional estimates. Objective: This study was conducted to describe the work-related injuries in Iraq Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional qualitative study. This study has described a group of studies related to the topic of work injuries and occupational accidents. The authors reviewed fifteen studies reported in (Medline, WHO Portal, ILO, ELDIS, POPLINE, PubMed) databases that have assessed the work-related injuries and Occupational injuries. Data extracted from eligible studies included work-related injuries and occupational injuries. Outcomes: The results of this study show that there are increased in the number of accidents in years 2000 and 2001, and there was an increase in the average of accidents frequencies in years of 1999 and 2002. This study also found that the highest percentage of accidents were happened in mills department (35%), followed by ovens department with percentage (20%). The highest percentage of accidents was occurred among the workers with the primary level of education, diploma level and tertiary level respectively (37.5%),(10%) and (15%). The most percentage of accidents was occurred in the age group of (26-30%) years, followed by the age group of (31-35%) years. Conclusion: According to the results of this study which have adapted from one study conducted in 2011, the community there needs to conduct more studies about the work related injuries and how prevent it