기계설비(부품포함) 제조업의 산업재해 특성과 대책의 고찰

The following results on the causes of industrial accidents and preventive measures in the machinery manufacturing industry(including parts) could be derived, based on the records between 2008 and 2012 of the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency. During the past 5 years, the overall average of industrial accidents in Korea was 0.67%. In the manufacturing industry it was 0.96%, and in the machinery manufacturing industry(including parts) a surprising 1.54%. The reason that the accident rate is so high is because in the machine manufacturing industry, manual work rate on a unit equipment is high and shops which have less than 50 workers make up 97.6% of all factories. Industrial accidents have been classified into 25 different categories and 40.8% were caused by wrapping and jamming, making it the major category to take preventive measures. Hazardous machines which cause frequent accidents include presses, shears, cranes, and robots(machine tools). Some workers are aware of operating procedures to use the machinery safely but they frequently ignore the procedure. The main reasons for ignoring the procedure are due to cutting costs, meeting shipment dates, and working conditions.