Objective To assess the association of occupational injuries with work environment and personal factors like personality characteristics and occupational safety related knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) in steel workers, identify the main cause of work-related accidents and susceptible populations, and provide a theoretical basis to prevent occupational injury at work.
Methods A case-control designed study in a steel plant was performed to obtain information on work environment, KAP, personality characteristics, etc.
Results The risk factors of occupational injuries included frequent alcohol drinking (OR=3.408), higher personality dimension-N score (OR=1.039), higher total score for anxiety scale (OR=3.568), change of work type (OR=3.586), distraction at work (OR=2.739), defective equipment, facilities, tools, accessories in work environment (OR=2.440); higher technical grade (intermediate) (OR=0.044), safety devices fully equipped in workplace (OR=0.183), report of injury risks to supervisor (OR=0.173) were protective factors.
Conclusion Diverse risk factors for occupational injuries are found in the iron and steel enterprise, which requires corresponding intervention measures such as no alcohol drinking at work, reducing changes of work type, appropriate technical training, checking up protective equipment in workplace and providing supplements timely, enhancing safety education and psychological assistance to improve workers' occupational safety KAP, and establishing a scientific and unified reporting system to reduce the incident of occupational injury.
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