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553 Work-related Burn Injuries Among Burn Patients in a Tertiary Care Burn Facility, 2013 – 2018


 
 
 The characteristics of work-related (WR) burn injuries compared to non-work-related (non-WR) burns are not well defined in the literature. In an effort to determine the potential impact of commonly accepted prevention efforts, we compared WR and non-WR burn injuries in our facility for the last five years.
 
 
 
 All patients admitted to the burn center between January 1st, 2013 and December 31st, 2018, of working age were included. Demographics, burn characteristics, and patient outcomes were evaluated using Student’s t-test and chi-squared test where appropriate, significance was accepted at p< 0.05.
 
 
 
 3,545 patients were included in this study. WR patients were 22% of all patients in this cohort. The majority of patients in both cohorts were white males in their twenties. Compared to non-WR patients, WR patients had fewer comorbidities with 30% smaller total body surface area burns, and shorter lengths of stay (see table). WR patients were more likely to suffer chemical (14.5% vs 2.3%) and electrical burns (11.9% vs 1.2%) compared to non-WR patients, respectively. 67% percent of WR burn fatalities were from electrical injuries, while flame was the leading cause of death in non-WR patients.
 
 
 
 WR burn injured patients are young males with fewer co-morbid conditions. Etiologies of injuries are vastly different between non-lethal and lethal WR and non-WR injuries. Classic burn prevention strategies that target flame burn injuries and fatalities will have little impact on WR burn injuries.
 
 
 
 This study highlights the importance of focusing prevention campaigns to industry as well as schools and homes.
