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http://dx.doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2018.27.4.224

Occupational Accident Experience by Working Life Cycle of Korean Workers  

Cho, Gyo-Young (Department of Statistics, Kyungpook National University)
Choi, Eunsuk (College of Nursing.Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University)
Kwon, Min Jung (College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Chang Hun (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute)
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing / v.27, no.4, 2018 , pp. 224-234 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: In this study, we attempted to analyze the occupational accident experience rate by working life cycle of Korean workers considering entrance and turnover in their jobs. The specific goal of this study was to calculate the accident experience rate according to workers' turnover history and previous accident experience. Methods: We constructed a cumulative data set of 90,338 cases of workers' accident experiences in their jobs from the Fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey. The accident experience rates according to workers' turnover and previous accident experiences were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of variance. Results: In this study, the cumulative accident experience rate of Korean workers was found to be 5.2%. It was confirmed that the accident experience rate of workers increased as the turnover frequencies increased. In addition, we analyzed only the data of the workers who had experienced turnover and found that the accident experience rate after turnover increased about 7.5 times when workers had experienced accidents in the past. Conclusion: To prevent occupational accidents in workers, safety strategies should consider a worker's previous job history and injury experiences. It will also be necessary to focus preventive efforts on new and young workers through ongoing monitoring and on-the-job training.
Keywords
Workers; Occupational accident; Accident experience; Turnover;
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