Abstract
This study aimed at describing the types of occupational accidents in an agriculture company in Senegal where that field, even on a large scale, has retained a large part of manual activities; it also help to point out the factors involved in order to identify major areas for prevention. We made a retrospective study from January 1st, 2017, to December 31st, 2021, at the SCL, covering all victims of work-related accidents according to the ILO definition. There were 965 occupational accidents, of which 131 (13%) are commuting accidents. Lost-time injuries accounted for 44.4%. Accidents were of low severity in 88.7% of cases, high in 6.8% of cases and very high in 4.5% of cases. The frequency and severity rates were respectively 24.3% and 0.24%. The victims were mainly men (67.8%), aged on average 35.3 years and working in their positions for 3.4 years. The predominant lesion was wound with 46.9% of cases. The severity of the accident was inversely related to seniority. It was also related to gender, with women having more serious accidents than men. Commuting accidents were also 14.2 times more serious than on-site accidents. Occupational accidents in agriculture are more common in developing countries. Unlike developed countries, they are more often of low to very low severity. Hand tools are the mostly incriminated and lack of experience is one of the prominent factors.
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