Non-sharps Work Accidents Notified in Workers of a Hospital of the Public Health Network, Chile 2014-2016

Accidentes Laborales no cortopunzantes Notificados en Trabajadores de un Hospital de la Red de Salud Pública, Chile 2014-2016

Objective: to describe non-sharps work accidents in workers of a Hospital of the Public Health Network, Chile in the 2014-2016 period. Materials and Methods: quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study of non-sharps work accidents reported in a Hospital of the Public Health network in Chile. A total of 345 notified non-sharps work accidents were analyzed, from 2014 to 2016. Results: 76% of non-sharps injuries correspond to accidents at work and 24% accidents on the way to work. They occur in greater frequency in: officials who have between 1 and 11 years of working seniority, in women (75%), belonging to Adult and Pediatric Hospitalized Units (37%) and on Thursday of the week (21%). The most common reason for non-sharp accidents is falling (25%); the body part mostly injured corresponds to hands, fingers and wrists (26%) and the most common injury is contusion (44%). Finally, 2127 business days are lost, because of the. Conclusions: the findings show that workers are affected by non-sharp accidents, with a predominance of falls, hand injuries and the work environment. That these are produced mostly in women and in Adult and Pediatric Hospitalized Units