Hazard analysis for the fishermen's safety in offshore trawler using insurance proceeds payment of NFFC

Lee, Yoo-Won; 조영복,; Kim, Wook‐Sung; Kim, Seok-Jae; 박태건,; Park, Tae-Sun; Kim, Hyung-seok; Ryu, Kyong-Jin

doi:10.3796/ksft.2016.52.3.241

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“…Another study analyzing statements for accident compensation insurance payments by the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (NFFC) indicated that the fatality associated with large purse-seine, large trawl, and stow net fishing on the coasts of South Korea, where fishing grounds cover large tidal ranges, was more than 20-fold that of the mean fatality in all industries. The main accident types reported during fishing are Struck by objects (SO) and Caught-in (CI) (Choi et al, 2019;Lee et al, 2015aLee et al, , 2015bLee et al, , 2016. In an overseas study on the risks of fishing the coasts of Norway, the risk was reported to be fairly low despite the high statistical values (Thorvaldsen, 2013), and a field survey on fishing in the US pointed out the need for safety education to improve the underestimated risks and safety awareness (Davis, 2012).…”

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Risk assessment of gillnet fishing vessels in South Korea: a statistical analysis of occupational accidents 2016–2020

Lee,

Ryu,

Kim

et al. 2024

Fish Aquat Sci

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Fishing is considered one of the most dangerous industries alongside mining that needs further efforts to improve safety. In this study, we have investigated safety management of the gillnet fishing industry in South Korea through identifying safety level and classifying common accident types from the statements of accident com-pensation insurance payments for the last 5 years (2016-2020). There were in total 3,895 accidents and 159 fatalities with an average accident frequency of 5.34 × 10 -2 per year per fisher and an average fatality of 2.18 × 10 -3 fishers per year. We have also identified that 62.4% of the accidents occurred during Fishing (FS), and the most common and the most severe accident type is Slips and Trips (ST) and Other (OT) marine accidents such as collision and capsizing, respectively. The hand was most frequently injured. Finally, the risk assessment indicated that most of the accident types of gillnet fishing in South Korea have unacceptable levels of risks, and it is urgent to implement improved safety measures to reduce accidents during gillnet fishing operation. The findings of this study are expected to provide valuable data to create a safer working environment for fishers working on gillnet fishing vessels.

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