Predisposing factors influencing occupational injury among frontline building construction workers in Ghana

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Table 2 Body regions, injury types and frequencies

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Injury experience in last 12 months
Yes	355	57.9
No	258	42.0
Type of injury
Fracture	24	6.7
Open wound	132	37.3
Dislocation and sprains	37	10.5
Superficial (on surface) injury	54	15.3
Concussion and internal injury	54	15.3
Traumatic amputation and deformity	30	8.5
Other specific injuries^a	23	6.5

^aOther specific Injuries: All those including effects of heat, electric shocks, physical and psychological abuses, multiple injuries without specific description

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