Research Article

Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective

Volume: 17 Number: 1 January 15, 2024
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Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective

Abstract

Occupational accidents and death cases resulting from occupational accidents are among the most critical factors threatening work peace. Occupational accidents cause injury, disability and even death for many employees. In 2021, 1394 employees died due to occupational accidents in Turkey, while 3123 became permanently incapacitated, that is, disabled for life. In addition, tens of thousands of employees were injured in occupational accidents, resulting in temporary incapacitation and exposing them and their families to emotional distress. The fact that occupational accidents are preventable events to a large extent makes the incidents caused by occupational accidents, such as death, loss of limb, and severe injury due to occupational accidents, even more tragic. Especially multiple-fatality occupational accidents are accepted as an indicator of the importance countries place on human life. Human life is above any economic value. Turkey is the country with the worst performance in Europe in terms of fatal occupational accident incidence rates. For all these reasons, in this study, fatal occupational accidents in Turkey in 2012-2022 were analyzed with the Health and Safety Labour Watch-Turkey (HESA Labour Watch) data. In addition, Social Security Institution (SSI) data for 2012-2021 was compared with the HESA Labour Watch data, and it was examined whether fatal occupational accidents were officially recorded. Finally, using official SSI data, Turkey and EU-27 countries were compared regarding the number of death cases resulting from occupational accidents and fatal occupational accident incidence rates. The study revealed the following results; Some of the fatal occupational accidents cannot be recorded in Turkey, After the OSH law, the number of death cases as a result of occupational accidents increased, compared to the EU-27 countries, Turkey has the worst performance in terms of both the number of death cases as a result of occupational accidents and the fatal accidents incidence rate.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Social Policy (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

January 15, 2024

Publication Date

January 15, 2024

Submission Date

November 16, 2023

Acceptance Date

January 3, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 17 Number: 1

APA
Ceylan, H., & Kaplan, A. (2024). Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective. Kent Akademisi, 17(1), 231-254. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1391114
AMA
1.Ceylan H, Kaplan A. Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective. Urban Academy. 2024;17(1):231-254. doi:10.35674/kent.1391114
Chicago
Ceylan, Hüseyin, and Ahmet Kaplan. 2024. “Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective”. Kent Akademisi 17 (1): 231-54. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1391114.
EndNote
Ceylan H, Kaplan A (January 1, 2024) Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective. Kent Akademisi 17 1 231–254.
IEEE
[1]H. Ceylan and A. Kaplan, “Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective”, Urban Academy, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 231–254, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.35674/kent.1391114.
ISNAD
Ceylan, Hüseyin - Kaplan, Ahmet. “Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective”. Kent Akademisi 17/1 (January 1, 2024): 231-254. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1391114.
JAMA
1.Ceylan H, Kaplan A. Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective. Urban Academy. 2024;17:231–254.
MLA
Ceylan, Hüseyin, and Ahmet Kaplan. “Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective”. Kent Akademisi, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 2024, pp. 231-54, doi:10.35674/kent.1391114.
Vancouver
1.Hüseyin Ceylan, Ahmet Kaplan. Fatal Occupational Accidents in Turkey from a City and Country Perpective. Urban Academy. 2024 Jan. 1;17(1):231-54. doi:10.35674/kent.1391114

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