대형 조선회사의 산업재해 특성 및 재해예방에 관한 연구

Abstract

In this study 673 occupational accident reports were used to examine the characteristics and cause of occupational injuries in a shipbuilding company. These data were analyzed in terms of age of injured person, work experience, accident type, injury type, and agency of accident. The results show that there are some patterns: (1) injuries occur more frequently in the 30-39 yr age group; (2) the largest proportion of occupational injuries took place in the morning, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.; (3) the most common type of accident is 'caught in and between objects' in the occupational accidents, instead of 'awkward or sudden movement' in work-related disorders; (4) 'careless check or judgment' is the leading cause of accident, but the leading cause is 'awkward posture or movement' in work-related disorders; (5) the body sites most vulnerable to injury are 'hands and fingers', instead of 'trunk and back' in work-related disorders. These results can be used to develop more effective accidental occupational injury prevention programs for the shipbuilding industry.