Department of Labour logo for printing

In This Section

Downloads

Investigation of Causative Factors Associated with Summertime Workplace Fatalities

Long Description for Figure 28:

Contributing factors as identified by the accident investigators
factor proportion
Slow medical response 2.01%
Slip, trip, fall 2.68%
Long / inappropriate work hours / fatigue 3.68%
Poor Equipment Maintenance 3.68%
Poor communications 4.01%
Alcohol / drugs 4.68%
No Factors Identified 4.68%
Existing health problems 6.02%
Lack of Experience 7.69%
Lack of PPE 8.70%
Unsafe Supervision 10.03%
Poor safety culture 11.71%
Poor / inadequate equipment/workspace design 22.07%
Either Procedural Violation or Human Error 16.05%
Procedural Violation 27.76%
Human Error 43.14%

Back to Summer Fatalities