Introduction: The medical staff, who are responsible for patient care, are always at risk of injury by sharp and contaminated equipment which leads to many occupational hazards, especially blood-borne infections. This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study were performed the injuries caused by medical equipment in the operating rooms of Ilam medical centers.

Materials and Methods: In this study, a questionnaire was completed by 110 operating room staff in the second quarter of 2017. The used questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first part includes demographic information and the second part included information about the frequency and cause of injuries. Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to determine the analytical goals. The frequency and mean (and standard deviation) were used for the descriptive objectives according to the type of variables.

Results: Thirty-three of the participants have been injured in the last 6 months, with an average of 1 to 5 injuries (73.6%). The injuries caused by sharp objects had a score of 1.9±0.56 and the score of injuries caused by wheeled vehicles was 2.44±0.98. There was a significant relationship between the age and the occurrence of injuries in the last 6 months (p = 0.005), so that the rate of injury significantly decresed in the last 6 months with the increase in staff’s age. There was a significant relationship between the staff’s field of study and injuries caused by wheeled vehicles (p=0.025) and injuries caused by syringe needles (p=0.026). There was a significant relationship between the level of education with injuries caused by suture needles (p=0.002) and injuries caused by wheeled vehicles (p=0.023).

Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, the injuries caused by medical equipment are relatively low. However, it is necessary to hold training courses to increase the staff’s awareness and attention in dealing with the risks of blood-borne diseases.