Table 3 Characteristics of construction workers injured in Delhi, 2016–2018
Male | Female | Total | % | Injury rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-fatal | Fatal | Non-fatal | Fatal | Per year per 100,000 (95% CI) | ||||
Age | ||||||||
< 5 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 3 | ||
5–14 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 5 | ||
15–19 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 69 | 6 | |||
20–21 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 71 | 6 | |||
22–44 | 341 | 154 | 33 | 10 | 538 | 44 | ||
45–64 | 85 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 136 | 11 | ||
> 64 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | |||
Age missing | 164 | 83 | 45 | 3 | 295 | 24 | ||
Total | 729 | 332 | 132 | 24 | 1217 | |||
Total (adults) | 687 | 316 | 105 | 17 | 1125 | 49.5 (44.7–54.8) | ||
Season | ||||||||
Summer (March–June) | 285 | 125 | 40 | 7 | 457 | 38 | ||
Rainy (July–October) | 282 | 129 | 61 | 9 | 481 | 40 | ||
Winter (November–February) | 162 | 78 | 31 | 8 | 279 | 22 | ||
Residence | ||||||||
Native to Delhi | 432 | 158 | 109 | 15 | 714 | 59 | ||
Migrant | 229 | 127 | 21 | 8 | 385 | 32 | ||
Residence missing | 68 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 9 | ||
Trade | ||||||||
Carpenter | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9.1 (1.9–26.6) | |||
Electrician | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 72.8 (26.7–158.6) | |||
Mason | 63 | 33 | 96 | 8 | 129.5 (88.6–182.8) | |||
Plumber | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 22.7 (7.9–56.6) | |||
Unskilled worker | 401 | 207 | 12 | 6 | 626 | 51 | 31.5 (27.4–36.1) | |
Other (e.g. painters) | 117 | 53 | 64 | 6 | 240 | 20 | 1,000.8 (793.5–1,245.5) | |
Trade Missing | 123 | 25 | 56 | 12 | 216 | 18 | – | |
Construction type | ||||||||
Building | 620 | 276 | 120 | 22 | 1038 | 85 | ||
Erection of a temporary structure (tent/dome) | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2 | ||||
Flyover/bridge/underpass | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | ||||
Metro rail works | 15 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 2 | |||
Power generation and distribution works | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
Road/street | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
Sewerage works | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
Telecom and television works | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | ||||
Water supply related works | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||
Others | 28 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 3 | |||
Missing | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 4 | ||
Geography | ||||||||
Central districts | 262 | 97 | 41 | 9 | 409 | 343 | ||
Peripheral districts | 467 | 235 | 91 | 15 | 808 | 66 | ||
Cause | ||||||||
Accidental fall in water | 4 | 4 | 0.3 | |||||
Accidental fall of bricks/building material | 30 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 4 | ||
Accidental fall of other object/equipment | 30 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 5 | |||
Accidental hit by vehicle or moving machine | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | ||||
Accidental injury by stationery machine/equipment | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||
Break of rope/harness | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | ||||
Collapse of old building | 165 | 41 | 52 | 10 | 268 | 22 | ||
Collapse of roof/wall/part of under-construction building/building material | 153 | 19 | 53 | 4 | 229 | 19 | ||
Collapse of scaffolding/platform | 54 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 5 | |||
Collapse of surrounding earth of a pit/basement/tunnel | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
Electrical shock | 59 | 68 | 127 | 10 | ||||
Fire | 2 | 2 | 0.2 | |||||
Gap in building/stairs | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
Lack of barricade/railing/cover | 31 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 6 | ||
Lifting of heavy object | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | |||||
Slipping of ladder | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | ||||
Slipping of person | 54 | 37 | 1 | 92 | 8 | |||
Other | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||
Missing | 105 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 14 | ||
Total | 729 | 332 | 132 | 24 | 1217 | |||