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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2013.102.4.550

Analysis on Safety Accident Characteristics of Forestry Workers in Korea  

Kim, Hee-Yul (National Forestry Cooperative Federation)
Park, Seong-Hak (Namyangju-city, Mulmalguem Arboritum)
Lee, Sang-Hyun (Department of Forest Environmental Science, Chonbuk National University)
Park, Chong-Min (Department of Forest Environmental Science, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.102, no.4, 2013 , pp. 550-559 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study looked over the laws and regulations related to forestry workers to analyze the safety accident rates for the past five years (2006-2010), and to suggest improvement plans to reduce the safety accident rates of forestry workers. Findings from comparing information obtained from data are outlined below. The safety accident rates had gradually increased in the forestry fields until 2010, but nowaday it is on the decline. Furthermore, the safety accident rates in the field of forestry were still serious compared to those in the other industrial fields as from 2.1 to 5.1 times. In the results, the workers were especially vulnerable to safety accidents when they fell under the following categories: when falling; within 29 to 90 days after starting the work; over 60 years old; less than one month of service; October; Wednesday; 11 a.m.; and the nether limbs of the body. In the case of Jeollabuk-do, it was reported that more than half of victims did not have any training in safety.
Keywords
safety accident rates; falling; October; wednesday; nether limbs;
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