The Nature of Struck-by Accidents
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 131, Issue 2
Abstract
Construction accidents are broadly categorized into five basic groups, namely falls (from elevation), shock (electrical), caught in/between, struck-by, and other. “Struck-by” accidents accounted for 22% of all construction-related fatalities recorded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration between 1985 and 1989. Recent (1997 to 2000) data show that the percentage of struck-by accidents constituted 24.6% of the fatalities and serious construction worker injuries. Struck-by accidents primarily involve workers struck by equipment, private vehicles, falling materials, vertically hoisted materials, horizontally transported materials, and trench cave ins. Determining possible causation factors of these accident types is often difficult, due to the broad categories utilized in the accident coding system. This study resulted in gaining insights about the root causes of the struck-by injuries. By finding the root causes, effective methods for accident prevention can be developed.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 131 • Issue 2 • February 2005
Pages: 262 - 268
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© 2005 ASCE.
History
Received: Jan 19, 1999
Accepted: May 28, 2004
Published online: Feb 1, 2005
Published in print: Feb 2005
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