A study of situational circumstances related to Spain’s occupational accident rates in the metal sector from 2009 to 2019

Descriptive analysis and a proposal for a predictive model of fatal occupational accidents in Spain

“…Regarding the distribution between men and women, the results must be the source for developing sectoral and/or company policies with the purpose of limiting the accident rate of workers in women between 40 and 49 and men 50–59 age groups (and the immediately higher). Possible measures could include the rotation of regular tasks with administrative, control and/or sorting and cleaning tasks or the reduction of working hours [ 27 , 119 ].…”

“…The second consists of the analysis of the influence of a selected variables on fatal accidents. These variables are collected in the notification reports of work accidents and have been used in previous research conducted in other industrial sectors, such as in the construction sector [ 5 , 28 , 29 ], in the metal sector [ 27 ], in the Andalusian (Spain) public universities [ 25 ], and in the mining sector [ 26 ].…”

“…Work on historical accident analysis focuses mainly on specific production sectors [ [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] ], and the construction sector is the most studied sector [ [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] ]. Fatal accident investigations distinguish between those that focus on dealing with work-related mortality in a specific area, such as shipyard workers [ 33 ], fertilizer transporters [ 34 ] or military peacekeepers [ 35 ]; and those that are not focused on a specific sector, or point to two or more economic sectors with a significant rate of work-related deaths, such as [ 4 , 5 , 21 , [36] , [37] , [38] ] and especially in the construction sector such as [ 8 , 12 , 39 , 40 ].…”

Key Factors in Crane-Related Occupational Accidents in the Spanish Construction Industry (2012–2021)

“…(1) Minor Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (2) Serious Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (3) Fatal Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] Length of service…”

“…(1) <5 employees Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (2) 6-10 employees Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (3) 11-25 employees Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (4) 26-50 employees Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (5) 51-100 employees Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (6) 101-250 employees Fuentes-Bargues et al [38] (7) >250 employees Fuentes-Bargues et al [38]…”