Table 3 Reported injury mechanisms of occupational burn patients in Finland 2011–2015
Mechanism | Male | Female | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FWCC* | NBC** | FWCC | NBC | FWCC | NBC | |
Heat*** | 4329 (62%) | 5 (20%) | 4684 (82%) | 0 | 8923 (71%9 | 5 (19%) |
Dangerous substances (skin/eyes) | 1673 (25%) | 3 (12%) | 754 (13%) | 0 | 2427 (19%) | 3 (12%) |
Electricity and electrical arc | 568 (8%) | 15 (60%) | 135 (2%) | 0 | 703 (6%) | 15 (58%) |
Dangerous substances (breathing) | 58 (1%) | 0 | 32 (1%) | 0 | 90 (1%) | 0 |
Dangerous substances (swallowed) | 7 (0.1%) | 0 | 8 (0.1%) | 0 | 15 (0.1%) | 0 |
Other (hot water, etc.) | 247 (4%) | 2 (8%) | 124 (2%) | 1 (100%) | 371 (3%) | 3 (12%) |
Total | 6729 | 25 | 5737 | 1 | 12,529 | 26 |