Causes of occupational injuries in the dairy industry

All the causes of occupational traumatism can be grouped into three groups: technical, sanitary-hygienic and organizational-personal (subjective).The study of occupational traumatism at the dairy industry enterprises of the Saratov region in 1967-1976 and in 1977-1986 showed that during the first observation period the organizational-personal (subjective) causes amounted to 48.1%, sanitary-hygienic causes to 17.4%, technical causes to 19.6%, and other causes to 14.9%. In the second observation period, the ratio of causes was different: technical causes accounted for 9.4%, sanitary and hygienic causes for 23.8%, and subjective causes for 66.8%.