Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science (대한안전경영과학회지)

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A Data-Driven Causal Analysis on Fatal Accidents in Construction Industry

건설 사고사례 데이터 기반 건설업 사망사고 요인분석

  • Jiyoon Choi (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Sihyeon Kim (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Songe Lee (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kyunghun Kim (Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Sudong Lee (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Ulsan)
  • 최지윤 (울산대학교 산업경영공학부) ;
  • 김시현 (울산대학교 산업경영공학부) ;
  • 이송이 (울산대학교 산업경영공학부) ;
  • 김경훈 (한국산업안전보건공단) ;
  • 이수동 (울산대학교 산업경영공학부)
  • Received : 2023.08.22
  • Accepted : 2023.09.27
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

The construction industry stands out for its higher incidence of accidents in comparison to other sectors. A causal analysis of the accidents is necessary for effective prevention. In this study, we propose a data-driven causal analysis to find significant factors of fatal construction accidents. We collected 14,318 cases of structured and text data of construction accidents from the Construction Safety Management Integrated Information (CSI). For the variables in the collected dataset, we first analyze their patterns and correlations with fatal construction accidents by statistical analysis. In addition, machine learning algorithms are employed to develop a classification model for fatal accidents. The integration of SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) allows for the identification of root causes driving fatal incidents. As a result, the outcome reveals the significant factors and keywords wielding notable influence over fatal accidents within construction contexts.

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이 논문은 2023년도 한국산업단지공단의 재원으로 울산 스마트제조고급인력양성사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임

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