The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) provided comprehensive medical care for some 33,124 work injuries during the first seven months of the current Hijri year (1434).
The medical services provided to the injured included diagnosis, treatment, surgery, rehabilitation, medicines, medical supplies and prostheses which contributed to the recovery of 59.72 percent of the total number of injured, according a statement issued by the GOSI.
Based on the GOSI data, the number of non-Saudis among the injured reached 31,112, representing 93.93 percent compared to 2,012 Saudis, or 6.07 percent of the total number of injuries.
The difference between the non-Saudi and Saudi injuries is attributed to the fact that the number of non-Saudi contributors is higher than the number of Saudi contributors (4.14 non-Saudi contributors to one Saudi contributor) due to the nature of work performed by non-Saudi contributors, the report said.
Most of work injuries were engaged in activities related to construction, trade and manufacturing, which accounted for 88.09 percent of the total number of injuries. Some 77.75 percent of the total number of injuries came from this sector. Injury to upper limbs accounted for the highest rates at 35.67 percent, the report said.
According to the report, 18,534 injured contributors recovered without disability (55.98 percent), 1,240 recovered with disability (3.74 percent), 351 died (0.6 percent) while 13,143 cases (36.68 percent) are under treatment.
GOSI provides medical care for contributors who sustain work injuries through contracted hospitals and medical centers across the Kingdom. It pays the injured contributor a daily allowance of 100 percent of the daily wage in case he is absent from work due to work injury. GOSI also pays the injured contributor and his companion the expenses of transportation from the workplace or his residence to the treatment centers in addition to the expenses of lodging if he is forced to stay in the treatment center, the report said.
GOSI pays for treatment of 33,124
