The numbers of work places and workmen are increased according to the rapid development of industry. At the same time the industrial accidents of the workmen are also increasing of danger degree and area of accident.
Therefore we should take precauti...
The numbers of work places and workmen are increased according to the rapid development of industry. At the same time the industrial accidents of the workmen are also increasing of danger degree and area of accident.
Therefore we should take precautions against industrial accident as one of the important part of occupational health.
This study was designed to analyse, causes, types, occurrence rate and frequency of accidents by selected variables (sex, age, section, working duration).
A survey was conducted toward 185 victims at a texile industry company in Jun La Buk Do from Jan 1, 1978 to Dec 31, 1980. Information was gathered from existing data compiled by the administrative authority of the company.
The obtained results were as follows;
1. The distribution of victims of accidents by selected variables.
1) In the victims of accidents by sex and age group, the male who are 26 to 30 years old (46.1%) and the female who are 16 to 20 years old (45.2%) sat at the top, and the 26-30age group (46.1%) sat at the top on the whole.
2) In the distribution of the victims by sections and working duration, short cutting section was the highest in the last three years(29.2%), and the next was polymer section (21.6%). The polymer section was the highest about the entire members of the section, and average occurrence rate of accident about the whole menber was 5.2%.
The workers working less than six months was the highest with 36.8% in 1978, 31.2% in 1979, and the workers working 2 to 3 years was the highest with 32.8% in 1980.
3) Although seasonal, weekly factors do not seem to have an influence on the distribution of accident. Data show that in summer (28.6%), on saturday (16.8%), on monday (16.8%) more accident than any other seasons and weeks.
4) The victims by working hours are higher than any duty(from six o'clock A.M to two o'clock P.M) every years.
2. The distribution of causes of accideats by selected variables. Of all the 185 accidents, 148 victims were from insecure behaviors of themselves(80.0%);male(81.2%) was higher than female(74.2%), 36 victims were from the insecure facilities(19.5%); female(25.8%) was higher than male(18.2%), and one was from irresistible force(0.5%). And those Who were 26 to 30 years old were higher than any age groups.
The causes of accidents from insecure behaviors were most frequents at short cutting section(30.4%), from insecure facilities were the highest at polymer section(47.2%), and the workmen less than six months were the highest from both causes.
3. The distribution of causes of insecure behaviors by selected variables.
The 148 accidents from insecure behaviors; the causes of their own carelessness were 96 cases(64.9%), and the next was from the lack of proper protective equipments(11.5%).
The male (76.0%) and female (24.0%) workers were the highest from their own carelessness, those who are 26 to 30 years old sat at the top (36.5%) in the same causes with sex. The workers less than six months show the highest with 33.3% in 1978, 25.0% in 1979, and those who are 2 to 3 years career show the highest in 1980.
4. The distribution of security rules violation by selected variables.
The total number of security rules violations was 123 persons and vistims seemed to violate the special security rules (55.3%) more than the general ones(44.7%).
The male and the group of 26 to 30 years old were the highest both the general and the special security rules violation and the percentage becomes lower according to the growing older.
5. The distribution of frequent of accidents by selected variables.
1) The classified distribution of the accidents(187 cases) were as follows;trauma(69.5%), burn(12.8%), fracture(8.0%), hermiated nucleus pulposus(6.4%), tooth break(3.2%).
And especially the herniated nucleus pulposus are increasing year by year.
2) The classified distribution of trauma were as followings;contusions(26.9%), abrasions(23.8%), cut wounds(18.5%), contuse wounds(12.3%), stab wounds(10.0%), amputated wounds(8.5%) and the amputated wounds leading to deformity are increasing year by year.
3) In the distribution of the wounded parts of the body were as follows;the upper limbs(43.8%), the head(29.7%), the face(29.7%), the lower limbs(18.2%), the trunk(8.3%).
4) Frequency of accidents of the limbs;the left upper limbs appeared highest with 43.0%, and the next was the right upper limbs with 28.6%.
6. The distribution of the degrees of industrial accidents by selected variables.
The temporary partial labor disability for over 7days were 100 persons(54.1%);both sex and those who are 26 to 30 years old were the highest (34.4%), and the second,for 1 to 7 dats were 83 persons(44.9%);the engineering section was the highest(26.5%), and permanent partial labor disability was one person(1.1%).
7. Occurrence rate of the industrial of accidents by the year.
One in a thousand rate showed gradually increasing year by year, and total average rate is 50. 50 persons.
Frequency rate was also increasing trend year by year and total average frequency rate is 17.96 cases. Severity rate showed gradually increasing year after year and total average severity rate is 0.23 day.