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Characteristics of Motorcycle Crashes of Food Delivery Workers

  • Byun, Jong Han (Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency, Training Institute) ;
  • Jeong, Byung Yong (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hansung University) ;
  • Park, Myoung Hwan (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hansung University)
  • Received : 2017.02.28
  • Accepted : 2017.03.09
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to understand the motorcycle accident characteristics of food delivery workers and to present basic guidelines on accident prevention through accident. Background: It is known that food delivery workers have a high ratio of self-employed and youth workers, and occupations with frequent disasters. Therefore the occupation is known to really be in need of accident prevention policy. Method: This study analyzed the data of motorcycle crashes of 1,310 food delivery workers that have been approved as on-duty industrial crashes since 2015. The accident characteristics were examined by dividing them into driver related factors and accident related factors. Results: Among the motorcycle crashes of food delivery workers, 99.2% of the victims were males, 82.6% had less than six months of work experience. 76.2% of the victims were employed by the companies with less than five workers. In addition, there was a difference in accident characteristics according to age, type of cuisine, accident time of the day, injured organs and injured body part. Conclusion: The results of this study can be used as baseline data to devise systematic measures to prevent motorcycle crashes of food delivery workers. Application: Preventative measures for novice young part time workers including safety education/training need to be established.

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