Abstract

Purpose: This study is to analyze the affecting factors of general characteristics and work characteristics on occupational injury for small construction site worker. It aims to contribute to preparing measures to prevent occupational injury of small construction site workers by identifying factors affecting occupational injury among industrial accidents. Method: This study targeted 1,702 of small construction site workers out of 50,538 workers who participated in the 6th Working Environment Survey prepared by the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Self-employed workers and insufficient responses were excluded, so 1,702 people were analyzed. The collected data are analyzed using SPSS/WIN 23.0 Program by frequency analysis, percentage, chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis. Results: As a result of the study, the factors affecting the occupational injury of construction workers are explained that the rate of experiencing occupational injury increases according to the experiences of empolyment type, work duration, average working time per week, subjective health conditions, sleep disorder, high temperature, heavy goods handling uncomfortable position and presenteeism. Conclusion: In order to reduce occupational injury to small-scale construction workers, it is necessary to improve the working environment such as job security, working hours adjustment, and job stress management measures, and it can be used as basic data for other studies in the future.

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