Abstract
Diverse causes of accidents abound on construction sites and these have negative impacts on the construction process. These negative impacts are enormous, leading to non-sustainable construction. However, achieving sustainable construction requires reduction in the occurrence rate of accidents. The aim of this study is to investigate the occurrence rate of accident types on construction site. Accident types were majorly categorised into four namely, earth moving machinery, electrocution, construction fall, and others. From the positivist research paradigm and adopting cross-sectional survey research design, questionnaires were used to elicit information from personnel on construction sites. The mean of the occurrence rate of accidents was calculated. Findings show that construction site fall has high occurrence rate while earth moving machinery, electrocution and others have moderate rate of occurrence. The study concludes that the most frequently occurring type of accidents on construction site is construction fall.
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