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

???

H.W. Heinrich’s Pyramid (1931) (modified)


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ACCIDENTS – Oregon Fatalities

47 45

34

52

41

0

20

40

60

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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