OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT CHARACTERISTICS IN TÜRKİYE BETWEEN 1997-2005

Year 2008, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 637 - 650, 01.10.2008

H.güran Ünal Arif Gök Kadir Gök

Abstract

This study investigated characteristics of occupational accidents in Türkiye between 1997 and 2005. At the result, it was determined that the average of accident rate and fatality rate are 1207 and 15.6 respectively per 100000. Furthermore it was established; 1 96.1% of injured person are male, 2 the leading age group is 25-29 years old 24.3% , 3 the major rate of injured person by experience is less than 1 year 42.5% , 4 the most risky branch of activity is ‘metal based manufacturing’ 35.2% , 5 the most risky occupation is ‘Craft and related trades workers’ 54% , 6 1-3 employees constitute the leader group 36.7% , 7 the higher rate of accident is at the first work hours 32.5% , 8 the higher rate of injury cause is ‘Falling objects’ 16% , 9 ‘Superficial injuries and open wounds’ are in the first rank 40% , 10 the most common injured part of body is ‘Upper extremities’ 51.8% , 11 7-13 days incapacity is the bigger group by incapacity 30.6

Keywords

Occupational accident, accident rate, fatality rate

OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT CHARACTERISTICS IN TÜRKİYE BETWEEN 1997-2005

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de 1997-2005 yılları arasındaki iş kazalarının karakteristiği araştırılmıştır. Sonuç olarak ortalama kaza oranı ve ölüm oranı sırasıyla 100000 de 1207 ve 15.6 olarak bulunmuştur. Ayrıca aşağıdakiler saptanmıştır: 1 Kazalarda yaralananların %96.1’ i erkektir, 2 25-29 yaş grubu %24.3 ile ilk sıradadır, 3 bir yıldan az tecrübesi olanlar %42.5 ile ilk sıradadır, 4 en riskli sektör %35.2 ile metal imalat sektörüdür, 5 En riskli meslek %54 ile zanaatkarlar ve ilgili işlerde çalışanlar grubudur, 6 1-3 kişi arası çalışanı olan işyerleri %36.7 ile başta gelmektedir, 7 En yüksek kaza oluşumu %32.5 ile ilk çalışma saatindedir, 8 En yüksek kaza sebebi %16 ile cisimlerin düşmesidir, 9 En fazla yara tipi %40 ile yüzeysel ve açık yaralardır, 10 En yaygın yaralanma bölgesi %51.8 ile üst uzuvlardır, 11 En yaygın geçici iş görememezlik süresi %30.6 ile 7-13 gündür.

Keywords

İş kazası, kaza oranı, ölüm oranı

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