Shahram Mahmoudi - Department of Health, Safety and Environmental, MAPNA group,Tehran, Iran
Iraj Mohammad Fam - Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, University of Hamadan Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran

Introduction: Accident related health problems have been suggested to cluster within persons. This phenomenon became known as accident proneness and has been a subject of many discussions. The aim of study is assess the relationships of certain occupational and individual characteristics with frequency of occupational injuries. The study’s sample consisted of 495 employees working in a manufacturing industry in Iran in 2007.Methods: A standardized accident proneness questionnaire was completed by the researcher in the presence of the subject. The data were analyzed using logistic regression, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and correlation. Results: There was a significant correlation between the work experience and accident experience with the score of accident proneness (P-Value < 0.012). There was also a significant correspondence between type of job and level of education with the score in assessment of accident proneness (P-Value < 0.032).This study identified a number of work and individual factors that predicted occupational injury frequency and may be useful in designing preventative measures. Occupational specialists could assist workers to be more aware of the risks and to find remedial measures.

Accident proneness; Accident; workplace; IRAN