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Characterization of occupational accidents in health workers in a highly complex hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, after three years of follow-up, January 2020 – December 2022
Introduction:An accident at work is defined as “an event that occurs during working hours or in connection with it that causes an injury”. Therefore, the objective of the study is to characterize occupational accidents in health workers at a hospital during a 3-year follow-up.Methodology:A continuation and expansion of the study "Characterization of occupational accidents in workers of a highly complex hospital in Bogotá D.C. Colombia in the period between January 2020 – June 2022”. Through a descriptive analysis of occupational accidents based on information obtained from a database of occupational accidents in the period between January 2020 and December 2022. A proposal was made for a device to reduce accidents with the support of the department of industrial design.Results:The accident rate was higher in the female population (78.42%). The age range in which the most reports of occupational accidents were presented is 30–39 years (37.48%). The year with the highest number of accidents was 2020 with 268 cases. The position with the highest accident rate was that of health personnel representing (76.21%). The most frequent type of accident was the non-biological accident, with 399 reported cases (55.19%). The wound was the type of injury that occurred the most (24.76%). In injury mechanisms, in the first place, there is overexertion, excessive effort, or false movement (24.48%). The part of the body most affected in occupational accidents is the hands (40.11%). Just over half of the people who reported work accidents required medical leave.Conclusions:The accident rate of the workers of a hospital was described, and followed up for 3 years, to identify areas of intervention in reducing risks for institutional personnel, but also in optimizing the costs generated to the institution due to related absenteeism.