Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey

G. Kamber Yılmaz, (Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü, Trabzon, Türkiye)
H.B. Başağa (Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü, Trabzon, Türkiye)
Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online)
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Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 95 - 107 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107 İndeks Tarihi: 10-10-2020

Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey

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It is essential to investigate the parameters that have an impact on accident occurrence in light of theprecautions that can be taken against possible occupational accidents. Statistics on work-related accidents in Turkey are gathered through Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) and Social Security Institution (SSI). SSI shares occupational accident data online annually. These data, though, there is not a comprehensive data repository, are not boiled down to province-based and/or work branch specific data. In this study, it is aimed to be able to carry out an in-depth examination of occupational accidents in construction work. For the indepth investigation of occupational accidents in the construction work, causes of accidents are studied using Trabzon SSI Provincial Directorate's occupational accident archive files. From these files, data from 194 occupational accident files have been sorted out related to the construction industry by examining 868occupational accidents one by one between 2010 and 2011. Data have been classified according to lots offactors, and frequency distribution of factors are examined by performing univariate frequency analysis inSPSS package program. The data obtained from the study is interpreted to put forth the reasons ofoccupational accidents specific to Trabzon. Besides, it is determined that occupational accidents in Trabzonare compared with Turkey's data, and they show a great resemblance to each other. Finally, some suggestionsare put forward towards reducing occupational accidents in this industry
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APA KAMBER YILMAZ G, BAŞAĞA H (2018). Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey. , 95 - 107. 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
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APA KAMBER YILMAZ G, BAŞAĞA H (2018). Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online), 1(2), 95 - 107. 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
Chicago KAMBER YILMAZ G.,BAŞAĞA H.B. Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online) 1, no.2 (2018): 95 - 107. 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
MLA KAMBER YILMAZ G.,BAŞAĞA H.B. Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online), vol.1, no.2, 2018, ss.95 - 107. 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
AMA KAMBER YILMAZ G,BAŞAĞA H Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online). 2018; 1(2): 95 - 107. 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
Vancouver KAMBER YILMAZ G,BAŞAĞA H Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey. Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online). 2018; 1(2): 95 - 107. 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
IEEE KAMBER YILMAZ G,BAŞAĞA H "Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey." Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online), 1, ss.95 - 107, 2018. 10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
ISNAD KAMBER YILMAZ, G. - BAŞAĞA, H.B.. "Assessment of occupational accidents in construction sector: A case study in Turkey". Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation (Online) 1/2 (2018), 95-107. https://doi.org/10.31462/jcemi.2018.01095107
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