Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea (대한인간공학회지)

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Hazardous Factors and Accident Severity of Cabling Work in Telecommunications Industry

  • Kim, Yang Rae (Department of Information and Security, Kyungdong University) ;
  • Park, Myoung Hwan (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hansung University) ;
  • Jeong, Byung Yong (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hansung University)
  • Received : 2016.03.03
  • Accepted : 2016.05.26
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to draw the characteristics of occupational accidents occurred in cabling work, and assess accident severity based on occupational injury data. Background: Accident factors and accident risk are different by the place of work in cabling work. Field managers require information on accident prevention that can be easily understood by workers. However, there has been a lack of studies that focus on cabling work in Korea. Method: This study classifies 450 injured persons caused in cabling work by process, and analyzes the characteristics of occupational injuries from the aspects of age, work experience and accident type. This study also analyzes accident frequency and severity of injury. Results: Results show that preparing/finishing (33.3%) was the most common type of cabling process in injuries, followed by maintenance (28.4%), routing/income (23.1%) and wiring/installation (15.1%) process. The critical incidents in the level of risk management were falls from height in the routing/incoming process, and falls from height in the maintenance process. And, incidents ranked as 'High' level of risk management were slips and trips, fall from height and vehicle incident in the preparing/finishing process, and fall from height in the wiring/installation process. Conclusion and Application: The relative frequency of accident and its severity by working process serve as important information for accident prevention, and are critical for determining priorities in preventive measures.

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