Ann Occup Environ Med.  2017 ;29(1):41. 10.1186/s40557-017-0198-4.

Characteristics of occupational musculoskeletal disorders of five sectors in service industry between 2004 and 2013

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, (626-770) 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do South Korea. mungis@pusan.ac.kr.
  • 2Department of Preventive and Occupational Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea.
  • 3Institute of Environmental health research, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND
"˜Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs)' have been mostly reported in the manufacturing industry but recently the occurrence of industrial injuries has been constantly increasing in the service industry. This research is going to analyze the data about workers' compensation for WRMSDs in five different service sectors and identify characteristics of occupations with the highest approved occupations.
METHODS
According to the data released from the Korea Worker's Compensation & Welfare Service, the overview of 12,730 cases of workers' compensation for WRMSDs in five service sectors from 2004 to 2013 is going to be analyzed and the source data is going to be classified by the Korean Standard Classification of Occupations to select the top five occupations that have the highest number of approval.
RESULTS
After selecting each five occupations from the service sector that have work related musculoskeletal disorders, the result showed that the occupation with the highest number of approval in the health and social care sector were the early childhood educators, cooks in the school canteens in education services sector, garbage collectors in the sanitation and similar services sector, deliverymen in wholesale and retail, consumer goods repair and building cleaners in general management businesses such as those in building maintenance. The major event observed in the top five occupations was the overexertion and reaction as a cause of WRMSDs. The day when the WRMSDs mostly occurred was on Monday and the most likely time was 10 am. The median days away from work and lost working days are 29-90 days and 0-50 days respectively. The difference in each occupation was observed in year of service, age, and gender.
CONCLUSIONS
83.21% of the approved cases of workers' compensation for WRMSDs occurred in the top 25 occupations in all of the five service sectors, which meant that the approval of workers' compensation is concentrated in specific occupations. This research is going to suggest preventive measures for work related musculoskeletal disorders in the service industry and to help prioritize the preventive measures. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Not applicable.

Keyword

Industrial injury; Musculoskeletal disorders; Work related musculoskeletal disorders; Service industry

MeSH Terms

Classification
Commerce
Education
Garbage
Humans
Korea
Occupations
Sanitation
Workers' Compensation
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