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Sociodemographic Characteristics of Occupational Burns Injuries at a Regional Hospital in Havana Dayamí Zaldívar Castillo Iván D Argoti Arteaga Mario Lozada Chinea Noralis Acosta DelizClara E Peñalver Rodríguez<p><strong>Background: </strong>Occupational burn injuries are dramatic accidents and can lead to severe damage to health, with a negative impact on patients economical, social, and labor status. With the aim of determining the epidemiological characteristics of occupational burns in a regional hospital in Havana, the present study was carried out.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional investigation was performed at the Burn Department of the University Hospital “General Calixto García¨, from January 2023rd to July 2024th. All admitted patients with a diagnosis of work-related burns with any severity grade and aged between 19 and 60 years were included. Patients with accidental domestic burns were excluded. Sociodemographic characteristics and associated occupational activities were identified.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>67 patients were studied. Males were the predominant group. (88%) And patients between 30 and 49 years old are the most affected. (64.1%). With an average age of 34± 12.6. Scalds and flames are the main etiological agents found, and Food elaborators (34%) the first occupational activity detected. 31.3 % of patients developed complications, and 96 % survived. Hospital Length of Stay was higher in the group classified as Major Burns, with a Mean of 36,5 ± 12,2 days.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Occupational accidents represent one of the first modes of burn injury production, leading to severe complications. Working adult men are predominantly affected. The discharge status and hospital length of Stay have a direct relationship with the severity of the burn injury.&nbsp;</p> Open Journal of Trauma - Peertechz Publications 2026-06-13 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/ojt.000054 en Copyright © Dayamí Zaldívar Castillo et al.