Occupational accidents and affecting factors of metal industry in a factory in Ankara

Objective:According to the statistics of the Social Security Institution, 18672 occupational accidents occurred in the metal industry in 2008 in Turkey. Whereas 78 of these accidents resulted in death, 252 people became permanently incapable of working. In 2008, 369677 working days were lost as a result of occupational accidents. Evaluating the reasons for and the results of accidents in the metal industry and contributing to the development of recommendations for prevention in accordance with the information obtained. Method: The study was conducted with 201 of 210 workers working in heavy metal manufacturing and construction in the building company between April 2008 and June 2008. Results: The frequency of occupational accidents among the metal workers was 22% between January 2007 and June 2008. The reasons for the workers’ accidents are listed as; insufficient use of personal protective equipment (44%), carelessness (37%), and personal reasons, not to be taken of security measures at machines and looms/ unsuitable machines (both 17%).Conclusion: The study demonstrates that the accidents mostly occur because of failure to use of personal protective equipment, insufficient vocational training. Key Words: Occupational, accident, metal industry, prevention Ankara’da bir metal sanayi fabrikas nda i kazalar ve etkileyen fakt rler zet Ama : 2008 y l nda Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu’nun verilerine g re metal sanayisinde 18672 i kazas meydana gelmi ve 369677 i günü kayb olmu tur. Bu kazalardan 78 tanesi lümle sonu lan rken, 252 ki i kal c olarak i g remez hale gelmi tir. Metal sanayisinde meydana gelen kazalar n sebep ve sonu lar n inceleyerek, elde edilen bilgiler do rultusunda kazalar n nlenmesine y nelik tavsiyelerin geli tirilmesi ama lanm t r. Y ntem: Ara t rma, Ankara’da faaliyet g steren a r metal imalat, konstrüksiyon ve in aat sanayi irketinde 2008 Nisan-2008 Haziran d neminde al an 210 i inin 201’ine anket uygulanmas yla yürütülmü tür. Bulgular: Ocak 2007 ve Haziran 2008 tarihleri aras nda metal i ilerinin i kazas s kl %22 bulunmu tur. kazalar n n nedenleri olarak yetersiz ki sel koruyucu ekipman kullan m (%44), dikkatsizlik (%37), ki isel nedenler (%17) ile makine ve tezgahlarda güvenlik nlemlerinin al nmamas /makinelerin uygun olmamas (%17) belirtilmi tir. Sonu : al ma, i kazalar n n o unlukla ki isel koruyucu ekipman n kullan m ndaki eksiklikten ve yetersiz mesleki e itimden kaynakland n ortaya koymu tur. Anahtar Kelimeler: , kaza, metal sanayi, nleme