2025 Volume 18 Issue 1 Pages 39-47
Among accidents resulting in death, injury, or disease in the workplace that results in absence of four days or more, approximately 800 were caused by hazardous substances. The analysis results caused by “contact with substances, etc.” have been published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, but the analysis results for “other types of accidents by substances” have not been published and the actual situation is unknown. So, investigations and analyses are conducted for “other types of accidents by substances”. From 2020 to 2022, there were approximately 400 accidents for these types per year, and more than 80% of these were burns. Looking at the occurrence of burn by type of work, the most common burns occur in cooking-related work, followed by venting gas from spray cans, etc. Approximately 70% of the cases occurred at businesses with fewer than 50 workers. Based on the analysis of accidents, examples of disaster prevention measures are suggested.
