4d. Telling About Accidents - Moving Violations and Car Accidents
Accidents and Preventions
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ACCIDENTS & PREVENTION
Nancy Ikeda, Safety Manager
Oregon/SW Washington Market
Comcast Cable Communications
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ACCIDENT STATISTICS
Oregon OSHA web site:
http://www.orosha.org
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ACCIDENTS – Most Frequent Nature of Injury
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Strains, Sprains & TearsFractures
Bruises & Contusions
Dislocations
Musculoskeletal & Connective Tissue Disorders
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ACCIDENTS – Most Frequent Part of Injury
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Back Trunk
Knee(s)
Ankle(s)
Writs(s)
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ACCIDENTS – Most Frequent Event of Injury
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
OverexertionBodily Reaction
Struck By/Against Object
Fall From Elevation
Fall to Same Level
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ACCIDENTS – Repeat Claims
1%
47%
25%
15% 12%
53%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1st Claim 2nd Claim
3rd Claim 4th Claim
5th Claim TOTAL REPEATERS
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ACCIDENTS – What Are The Odds
Unsafe Acts
Serious Injury/High $ Loss
Minor Injury/Minimal $ Loss
Incident (Near Miss)
129
300
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H.W. Heinrich’s Pyramid (1931) (modified)
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ACCIDENTS – Oregon Fatalities
47 45
34
52
41
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20
40
60
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
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ACCIDENTS – Oregon Fatalities
Of the 41 work-related fatalities in 2003
•39% (16) of the workers had been employedfor one year or less at the time of their injury,
including…•5 workers killed during the first month ofemployment!
•61% were employed longer than one year.
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ACCIDENTS – Oregon Fatalities
Of the 41 work-related fatalities in 2003
•38 were men and 3 were women.
•Median age of these workers was 41 years.•Youngest worker killed was a 16 years.
•Oldest worked killed was 75 years.
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ACCIDENTS – Oregon Transportation Fatalities
Transportation accidents resulted in thegreatest number of work related fatalitieswith a total of 22 deaths.
•Collisions
•Overturned vehicles
•Workers struck or pinned by vehicles
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ACCIDENTS – Highest Risk Incidents
Telecommunication’s employees are atrisk of serious injuries from:
•Vehicle Crashes
•Working in/around Traffic
•Falling from ladders/poles
•Electrical Contact
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PREVENTION
ManagementInvolvement & Commitment
AND
EmployeeInvolvement & Commitment
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PREVENTION
Management does safety to:
1. Avoid OSHA Penalties2. Reduce Costs – Increase profits
3. Keep Employees Safe
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PREVENTION - Management does safety to:
1. Avoid OSHA Penalties
Penalties cost the company directand indirect costs and manytimes the cost after the penalty
is more expensive than theprevention costs.
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PREVENTION - Management does safety to:
2. Reduce Costs – Increase profits
In 1999 in Oregon there were24,993 claims and the average
cost per claim was $10,359.(hidden costs are 3 to 5 times that of direct costs)
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PREVENTION - Management does safety to:
3. Keep Employees Safe
Increased morale, more efficientemployees, and increased
employee confidence in thecompany.
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PREVENTION
Employees do safety to:
1. Avoid Discipline2. Avoid Termination/Maintain
‘Good’ Employment3. Be Injury Free (for Self & Family)
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PREVENTION - Employees do safety to:
1. Avoid Discipline
These employee’s do not buy intosafety and when the threat of
discipline is removed they are athigh risk of having an incident.
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PREVENTION - Employees do safety to:
2. Avoid Termination/Maintain ‘Good’ Employment
“Good” employees have pride in theirwork and take the time to work safe for
themselves and for their co-workers. “Good” employees believe that Safetyand Quality go hand-in-hand.
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PREVENTION - Employees do safety to:
3. Be Injury Free (for Self & Family)
Being Injury Free means you go homefully functional every day. You are ableto enjoy your life and family and
continue to be a contributing memberof society.
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PREVENTION
One Step to Preventionis
TRAINING
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TRAINING - What Workplace Training Can Do
For Workers
Worker training is an essentialelement of every safety and health
program.
Training helps inexperienced workers.
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TRAINING - Requirements
General Training Requirements
&
Job Specific Training Requirements
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TRAINING - What Workplace Training Can Not
Do For Workers
Training isn't likely to help
if workers don’t understand it,
if they are unmotivated, or
if managers and supervisors don’t
enforce safe work practices.
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TRAINING FOR PREVENTION –
Education tells WHY Training shows HOW
Experience improves Skills
Accountability sustains Behavior
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PREVENTION – Accountability
You have the Right
to a Safe Work Environment
&
You have a Responsibility
to be Accountable for your own behavior