Citation

Jeong BY. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2016; 23(1): 76-82.

Affiliation

a Department of Industrial & Management Engineering , Hansung University , 116 Samseongyoro-16Gil, Seongbuk-Gu , Seoul , Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2016.1199500

PMID

27309388

Abstract

This study aims to obtain an overall picture of occupational injuries by the types of street cleaning process. Three hundred and fifty-four injured persons were analyzed in terms of the company size and details of the injured persons and accidents.

RESULTS show that 'roadway cleaning' was the most common type of cleaning process in injuries, followed by 'sidewalk cleaning,' 'going/returning to work by bike,' and 'lifting/carrying.' The findings also show that most accidents that occur when 'going/returning to work by bike' are in the form of traffic accidents, while in other processes, they happen most often in the form of slips. Most of the accidents related to 'lifting/carrying' affected workers in their 50s or younger while other processes had a large portion of injured persons in their 50s or older. The findings of this study can be used as baseline data for preventative policies.

Language: en