ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

Car manufacturing industry accident’s rates from three major companies are analyzed. Totally 1325 accidents with 4 cases of fatality were recorded. Accident rates per 100 full-time workers have gradually increased from 5.3 to 8.7 during 3 years of study. Most of the accidents occurred during the pri...

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Main Author: J.Adl ; Z. Mohammad zade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1993-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1500.pdf&manuscript_id=1500
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description Car manufacturing industry accident’s rates from three major companies are analyzed. Totally 1325 accidents with 4 cases of fatality were recorded. Accident rates per 100 full-time workers have gradually increased from 5.3 to 8.7 during 3 years of study. Most of the accidents occurred during the primary hours of the work, Strains and sprains represented the most frequently occurring type of injury, accounting for 37.9% and the greatest number of injuries occurred by flying particles (3 1.6%), resulting in eye injuries. Other aspects of accidents in this industry are discussed and recommendations are given for their prevention.
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spelling doaj.art-b49647148e9d496ba9a56043d7c323482022-12-21T22:12:04ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60851993-08-01221-43750ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESJ.Adl ; Z. Mohammad zadeCar manufacturing industry accident’s rates from three major companies are analyzed. Totally 1325 accidents with 4 cases of fatality were recorded. Accident rates per 100 full-time workers have gradually increased from 5.3 to 8.7 during 3 years of study. Most of the accidents occurred during the primary hours of the work, Strains and sprains represented the most frequently occurring type of injury, accounting for 37.9% and the greatest number of injuries occurred by flying particles (3 1.6%), resulting in eye injuries. Other aspects of accidents in this industry are discussed and recommendations are given for their prevention.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1500.pdf&manuscript_id=1500Accident preventionAccident analysis
spellingShingle J.Adl ; Z. Mohammad zade
ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Accident prevention
Accident analysis
title ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
title_full ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
title_fullStr ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
title_full_unstemmed ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
title_short ANALYSIS OF THE ACCIDENTS OF THE CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
title_sort analysis of the accidents of the car manufacturing industries
topic Accident prevention
Accident analysis
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