Research on Differentiation of Accidents at Work Considering Demographic Features of Workers in Steel Sector in Poland

Tomasz Małysa; Bożena Gajdzik

doi:10.5755/j01.ee.32.2.22506

Authors

Tomasz Małysa Silesian University of Technology, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-0528
Bożena Gajdzik Silesian University of Technology, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0408-1691

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ee.32.2.22506

Keywords:

Accidents at work, Legal requirements, Statistica analysis, Metallurgical enterprises, Safety at work

Abstract

This article focuses on the number of accidents at work in enterprises in the steel industry. Accidents have a significant effect on the operations of enterprises due to the social and economic costs they generate. This article presents the dependence between the number of accidents at work, demographic characteristics (sex, age) and work experience of injured persons, which allows for the identification of risk groups based on to the tested feature. The scope of the analysis covers the structure of accidents at work in the steel industry in the years 2009-2015. The aim of this article is to present the dependence between the number of accidents at work and the demographic characteristics and work experience of workers employed in the industry under examination. The conducted analysis led to the conclusion that there is a relation between the number of accidents at work and the demographic characteristics of persons sustaining an accident at work. In the period between 2009-2015, male workers aged 30-39 were involved in accidents at work the most frequently. The research methodology applied in this article consists of: absolute and generic analysis of work accidents, ratio analysis and statistical analysis of the relation between the number of accidents at work and the demographic characteristics of workers injured in accidents. The applied methodology of analysis of accidents at work may be used for a benchmark analysis of various industry sectors in any country or the same sectors in various countries.

Author Biographies

Tomasz Małysa, Silesian University of Technology, Poland

Tomasz Małysa PhD is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Materials Engineering of Silesian University of Technology. He specializes in theoretical and practical issues relating to the occupational health and safety. Tomasz Małysa is the author publications associated with: safety at work, accident analysis, risk analysis, forecasting [ORCID: 0000-0002-9352-0528].

Bożena Gajdzik, Silesian University of Technology, Poland

Bożena Gajdzik PhD is an associate professor at the Faculty of Materials Engineering of Silesian University of Technology (Poland). She specializes in theoretical and practical issues relating to the management. She analyzes changes in steel industry from restructuring in the 1990s until now. In last time Assoc. Prof. B. Gajdzik describes and analyses changes in enterprises towards Industry 4.0. She is the author of more than 500 publications [ORCID: 0000-0002-0408-1691] including books about management. She is the expert for steel industry market in Poland. Her scientific books mainly are about changes in steel industry in Poland, including using statistic models in the research of the sector.