WORK AND HEALTH. Occupational accidents among workers in ASL CN2

Authors

  • Stefano Nava SC SPP ASLCN2 Alba Bra
  • Maria Luisa Boarino SC SPP ASLCN2 Alba Bra
  • Davide Bogetti SC SPP ASLCN2 Alba Bra
  • Simonetta Cabutti Direzione Medica di Presidio Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero Verduno ASL CN2 Alba – Bra
  • Angelo Fasciglione SC SPP ASLCN2 Alba Bra
  • Corrado Galdini SC SPP ASLCN2 Alba Bra
  • Gemma Manissero SC SPP ASLCN2 Alba Bra
  • Vincenzo Pasqua SC SPP ASLCN2 Alba Bra
  • Valentina Venturino Direzione Medica di Presidio Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero Verduno ASL CN2 Alba – Bra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14672/bepsp2025112-122

Abstract

This summary outlines data relating to workplace accidents among ASL CN2 employees in the period 2019-2024, with a particular focus on the year 2024. The accident trend at national and regional level (Piedmont) was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a peak in 2020 and a subsequent decrease. After a period of decline, there is a trend towards stabilization in accidents, net of COVID-19 accidents. The number of employees increased significantly (approximately 49%) in the period 2019-2024. Biological accidents (66.7% of the total) are more numerous than non-biological accidents (33.3%), but this figure is influenced by COVID-19 accidents. Excluding COVID-19, percutaneous contamination is more frequent than mucocutaneous contamination. Puncture wounds (needles, scalpels, etc.) are the most common. The most exposed professional figure is the ward nurse, and the departments most affected are those specializing in surgery and medicine. Among non-biological accidents, accidents while commuting and road accidents during shifts are the most common, followed by contusions. Also noteworthy are accidents due to assault, especially in psychiatry (SPDC) and emergency rooms. In 2024, the total number of accidents decreased compared to the previous year (81 vs. 104). Biological accidents decreased by 37%, and non-biological accidents by 14%. No cases of COVID-19 were found. Accidental punctures prevail among biological injuries and commuting accidents among non-biological injuries. Hospital wards are the most affected, with assaults in Psychiatry and biological injuries in Internal Medicine, Emergency Rooms, and Operating Rooms. Healthcare tasks are the most exposed. The total number of days of absence from work due to accidents was 1,016, mainly due to blunt trauma, accidents while commuting, and assaults. 29.6% of accidents (all biological) were ‘zero days’. A ‘stepped’ trend was observed, with peaks in March, July, and October (biological accidents) and February, July, and November (non-biological accidents).

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2025-12-23

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2025: Bollettino Epidemiologico e Prospettive di Sanità Pubblica (BE.PSP)

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