2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2014.07.002
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An evaluation of the occupational accidents among logging workers within the boundaries of Trabzon Forestry Directorate, Turkey

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“…Yoshimura and Acar [26] demonstrated that among 113 seasonal workers, a very large group of respondents (as many as 73%) did not use any personal protection measures, while the remaining 27% used protective gloves, footwear, goggles, and hearing protection [26]. Similar results were presented by Enez et al [27]. Different results were obtained by Gedik and Korkut [28], who found that 77.7% of employees, in order to provide safety, use protective measures at the workplace, mainly gloves, masks, goggles, and helmets.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 70%
“…Yoshimura and Acar [26] demonstrated that among 113 seasonal workers, a very large group of respondents (as many as 73%) did not use any personal protection measures, while the remaining 27% used protective gloves, footwear, goggles, and hearing protection [26]. Similar results were presented by Enez et al [27]. Different results were obtained by Gedik and Korkut [28], who found that 77.7% of employees, in order to provide safety, use protective measures at the workplace, mainly gloves, masks, goggles, and helmets.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 70%
“…Gandaseca & Yoshimura (2001) state that 73% of the workers in forest harvesting in Turkey does not wear the prescribed PPE, and the remaining 27% uses protective gloves, boots, glasses, and hearing protectors. On the other hand, Enez et al (2014) found in his study that 54% of workers in forest harvesting in Turkey uses gloves, 9% uses boots, and 2% uses helmet. To compare, the participants in our study stated they use all prescribed PPE.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Compared to other countries, this share is low, e.g. in Slovinia, Enez et al (2014) state that 24% of occupational accidents occurr during yarding, in New Zealand it is 22% (Gaskin & Parker 1993), in Sweden it is 20% (Engsås 1995). Most of the injuries that the employees suffered were located on the extremities in our case, though in case of the PR employees, head and neck was a frequent injury location.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…54.17% of the workers stated that they often consume tea and coffee. Enez et al (2014) studies, it is observed that there are fewer habits such as alcohol and cigarettes in forest workers.…”
Section: Evaluation Of Findings On Forest Workers' Habitsmentioning
confidence: 99%