[Accidents at work in micro and small business in the period 2013-2015 in the province of Rome]
Abstract
Background. Micro and small enterprises (MSE) have fewer than 10 and 50 employees, and an annual balance sheet total that does not exceed € 2million and 10 million, respectively. Aim. To assess injuries in the micro and small enterprises in the Province of Rome in the period 2013-2015.
Methods. In this study MSEs of the Confederazione Nazionale dell'artigianato piccole e medie imprese (CNA) of Rome were randomly selected.
Results. In 290 MSEs sampled, 7 workplace injuries occurred, 3 in the same enterprise (PVC window frames, one injury per year) and the others occurred in an orthopaedic laboratory, in a store for building construction, in a cleaning company and in a company plant. The injury rate was 5.93%o in three years (i.e., 1.97%o per year on average).
Conclusions. Workplace injuries in MSEs in the Province of Rome is not relevant (almost 2% per year), if compared to the injury rates in the Lazio region and the national level.
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