Studying the mechanisms of the course of accidents with EUROSTAT's accident model

Project manager: Zofia Pawłowska Ph.D. (Eng.)

Project summary:

The basic aim of the project was to learn about the causes and mechanisms of accidents at work by analysing statistical data on accidents of this type, with a model of an accident at work developed by EUROSTAT for European Statistics on Accidents at Work.Log-line models were used to confirm the hypothesis on the significance of the interaction between different variables describing the circumstances and the course of an accident. Analyses were conducted to identify the most frequent accident scenarios in wood processing enterprises. Occupational accidents are most common in operating machinery, manual material handling and transport. The impact of the working conditions on the rate of various sequences of events leading to an accident were analysed. The analyses showed that most occupational accidents were related to walking, running, climbing, descending, moving, using non-mechanical tools and handling materials. Some sequences of accident events are present irrespective of hazardous working conditions.

Unit: Department of Safety and Health Management

Duration: 01.01.2008 – 30.12.2010