SECTORAL AND OCCUPATIONAL BASE ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS IN TURKEY

Abstract

Occupational accidents happen nearly all occupation groups and work sectors. At the results of these accidents it consist serious economic and physiologic lost. In this study, the dispersion of occupational accidents according to occupations and work sectors in Turkey were investigated. It was determined that the total number of insured person, number of occupational accident, number of fatal occupational accident, occupational accident rate, fatal occupational accident rate, number of occupational accident by the occupation and the cause of occupational accident during 2003-2005. In the end of research it was established that the higher number of occupational accident is at the manufacturing good by metal, the higher number of fatal occupational accident is at the construction, the higher ratio of fatal occupational accident / insured person and occupational accident / insured person is at the coal mining. Furthermore, it was established that the higher number of occupational accident is at the craft and related trades workers without specification and the higher cause of occupational accident is at the stepping on, striking against or struck by objects excluding falling objects.For decrease of occupational accident in Turkey, it is necessary to determination of occupational accident characteristic. It expects that results of this research will a step for decreasing occupational accidents which afflict all us.  

 

Keywords

• Occupational accident,causes of occupational accident,occupational fatality,occupational safety,accident rate

TÜRKİYE’DE İŞ KAZALARININ SEKTÖRLER VE MESLEKLER BAZINDA ANALİZİ

Abstract

İş kazaları, hemen hemen tüm meslek gruplarında ve iş sektörlerinde karşılaşılan bir durumdur. Bu kazalar sonucu ciddi miktarda maddi ve manevi kayıplar söz konusudur. Bu araştırmada Türkiye’deki iş kazalarının sektörel ve meslek gruplarına göre dağılımı incelenmiştir. 2003–2005 yıllarını kapsayan bir dönemde, sektörlerdeki çalışan sayısı, iş kazası sayısı, ölümcül iş kazası sayısı, iş kazası oranı, ölüm oranı, meslek gruplarındaki iş kazası miktarı ve iş kazası sebepleri araştırılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda en çok iş kazasının metalden eşya imalatı sanayinde, en çok ölümcül iş kazasının inşaat sektöründe, en yüksek ölümcül kaza/çalışan sayısı ve iş kazası/çalışan sayısı oranının kömür madenciliği sektöründe olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Meslek grupları içerisinde en yüksek iş kazası miktarı sanatkârlar ve ilgili işlerde çalışanlar ana grubunda tespit edilmiştir. İş kazalarının sebepleri konusunda da ilk sırayı bir veya birden fazla cismin sıkıştırması, ezmesi, batması, kesmesi ana grubu almaktadır.Türkiye’de iş kazalarının azaltılması için iş kazaları karakteristiğinin sağlıklı bir şekilde ortaya konması gerekmektedir. Bu araştırma sonuçlarının hepimizi üzen iş kazalarının azaltılması çalışmalarında bir basamak olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• İş kazası,iş kazası sebepleri,ölümcül iş kazası,iş güvenliği,kaza oranı

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