Machine Learning at Work? The Issue of Data Quality When Developing New Insight in Occupational Accidents
Publication: Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
ABSTRACT
Occupational accidents are an urgent problem in construction. Machine learning (ML) methods for analyzing large amounts of data and the availability of accident report data have generated aspirations for novel learnings. Yet the quality of data in terms of input, inner availability, and output occurs as an issue in many ML development projects. This paper aims at investigating strategies to define, understand, and tackle poor data quality in a contracting company’s accident reports. A selective literature review within software system data quality and ML shows different foci on external or internal data. A set of records of occupational accidents are then analyzed. There are many missing entries on causality, as well as shallow descriptions, which hinder the discovery of new risks—possibly due to the data collection format and procedures. The low number of full entries calls for new repair strategies—both externally and internally.
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Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
Pages: 461 - 468
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Published online: Jan 25, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Accidents
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Bibliographies
- Business management
- Computer programming
- Computing in civil engineering
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Contracts and subcontracts
- Data analysis
- Engineering fundamentals
- Information management
- Methodology (by type)
- Occupational safety
- Practice and Profession
- Project management
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Research methods (by type)
- Safety
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