Table 5 Number of accidents by cause of accident.
Accident causes | Concrete meaning | Number of accidents/incidents |
|---|---|---|
Unsafe human behavior | Improper safety procedures | 36 |
Failure to correctly implement safety precautions or technical measures | 31 | |
Insufficient safe distances from live equipment | 21 | |
Failure to conduct risk and hazard assessments before work | 14 | |
Unauthorized operations | 12 | |
Unauthorized work without permits or work orders | 9 | |
Operational errors | 8 | |
Unauthorized expansion of the work scope | 6 | |
Failure to verify electrical lines | 6 | |
Unauthorized changes to construction plans | 5 | |
Unsafe material condtions | Defects in mechanical equipment quality | 21 |
Failure of safety protection devices on mechanical equipment | 16 | |
Falling objects | 2 | |
Defects in safety protection equipment | 1 | |
Management loopholes | Failure to implement or communicate safety measures | 34 |
Blind organization of operations | 26 | |
Lack of on-site supervision | 17 | |
Environmental defects | Weather conditions such as strong winds | 7 |
The surrounding work environment | 1 |
