Road accidents with motorcycles among workers of a textile industry

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: To identify the profile of victims of road accidents with involvement of motorcycles among workers of a textile industry in the Rio Grande do Norte State. Method: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, with data collected from medical records and registrations from the company itself in the period from 2008 to 2009. Results: It has unveiled 81 cases of accidents with workers involving motorcycles, of which 62% were males, with higher incidence between 22 and 25 years; 69% needed removal equal to or less than 15 days; when the removal time was greater than 15 days, the average was 274,3 days; 71% suffered injuries on the lower and upper limbs. Conclusion: The recognition of these characteristics is useful to subsidize strategies for preventing motorcycle accidents and improving the reference emergency service.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Acidentes de trajeto com motocicletas entre trabalhadores de uma indústria têxtil ; Accidentes in itinere envolviendo motocicletas entre los trabajadores de una industria textil
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 561-570
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Arbeitswelt ; Arbeiter ; Textilindustrie ; Verkehrswesen ; Unfall ; Arbeitsunfall ; Arbeitsweg ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Cavalcante, Eliane Santos ; Miranda, Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de ; Júnior, João Mário Pessoa ; Oliveira, Joana D´Arc de Souza ; Cavalcante, Cleonice Andréa Alves ; Robazzi, Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i2.561-570
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54490-0
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST