Analyses and anticipating the future trend of accidents in an electricity distribution company of Iran: A time series analysis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Many work-related fatalities happen every year in electricity distribution companies. This study was conducted to model accidents using the time series analysis and survey descriptive factors of injuries in an electricity distribution company in Tehran, Iran. METHODS: Data related to 2010 to 2017 were collected from the database of the safety department. Time Series and trend analysis were used for data analyzing and anticipating the accidents up to 2022. RESULT: Most of the accidents occurred in summer. Workers’ negligence was the reason for 75%of deaths. Employment type and type of injuries had a significant relationship (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The anticipating model indicated occupational injuries are going to have an increase in the future. A high rate of accidents in summer maybe because of the warm weather or insufficient skills in temporary workers. Temporary workers have no chance to work in a year like permanent workers, therefore acquisition experiences may be less in them. Based on the estimating model, Management should pay attention to those sectors of the company where most of the risky activities take place. Also, training programs and using personal protective equipment can help to protect workers in hazardous conditions.

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“…Workers’ negligence was the cause of 75% of deaths. Also, their findings indicated that occupational injuries are going to have an increase in the future [ 34 ]. These findings show the need to use risk assessment methods appropriate to the nature of this industry.…”

“…Among the different industries of electricity production, distribution and consumption, the electricity distribution industry is prone to more occupational safety risks due to the direct exposure of employees to power lines and electricity sources. Various incidents and accidents occur in the distribution sector of the electricity industry and cause numerous human and financial losses every year [ [3] , [4] , [5] ].…”

“…According to epidemiological research, 67% of all electrocutions are work-related. National Traumatic Occupational Fatality Database indicated that approximately 7% of the 6500 work-related traumatic fatalities that occur annually are duo to electrocutions [ 4 ]. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 86% of losses in the production, transmission, and distribution industries are due to the effects of electricity, which leads to an average loss of 12,976 working days per year [ 6 ].…”

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“…Therefore, management experts and organizational psychologists pay attention to the factors that affect the increase or decrease of human efficiency, and try to increase the impact of effective factors and reduce the role of negative factors by identifying these factors and applying the necessary measures (1). The International Labor Organization es-timates that there are 270 million occupational accidents in the world each year, resulting in the absences of more than three working days and 210,000 mortalities in the workplace (2). The cost of these injuries is so high that in the UK, the total cost of workplace injuries to employers in 2005 -2006 was estimated at around 1.2 -1.3 billion pounds (3).…”