CLASSIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION

ACCIDENTS
1. According to the cause of occurance.

2. According to the nature of injury sustained.

 Temporary disablement

 Partial disablement

 Total disablement

 Death
3. According to the severity of injury

 Minor accident

 Major accident

 Accident hazard
TYPES OF ACCIDENTS

 Unsafe working conditions

 Falling from heights
 Falling objects
 Electrocutions and Power tool accidents
 Excessive noise / Vibrating tool hazards
 Scaffolding Accidents
 Stepladder misuse
 Construction vehicle accidents
UNSAFE WORKING CONDITION

 An unsafe condition is “a condition in which the

physical layout of the workplace or work
locations, the status of tools, equipment, and/or
material are in violation of contemporary safety
standards”.
FALLING FROM HEIGHTS

• Falling accidents typically occur when a worker

steps to or backwards an open-sided floor or slab
and focuses on the work. Slips, trips and low falls
are the most common forms, and usually cause
minor injuries (e.g. musculoskeletal disorders,
puncture wounds, etc.). By contrast, fatal
accidents can be caused by falls from height, and
in most cases workers suffer from head or
shoulder wounds. Lack of opening protections,
inadequate edge protections, may lead to potential
falling hazards.
FALLING OBJECTS
• In the site when an object is dropped onto you
from above without any warning or the ability on
your part to move out of the way causing an injury
to you which makes it impossible for you to
continue working. Injuries could vary from minor
cuts and bruises to more serious crush injuries and
head and brain injuries.
ELECTROCUTIONS AND POWER TOOL
ACCIDENTS
• Electrocutions can be caused by body contact with
power cables, cable strikes on underground
utilities, or defective of ground-fault protection.
Power tool accidents, such as nail gun injuries, are
usually caused by inappropriate use or inadequate
eye protection. Furthermore, improper guards in
place on power tool management may lead to
more severe injuries.
EXCESSIVE NOISE / VIBRATION TOOL
HAZARDS
• Noise and vibrating tools are also a cause for
concern whilst working in the construction
industry as excessive noise from power tools can
cause hearing loss or problems such as tinnitus
(ringing in the ears). The vibration from power
tools can cause nerve and tendon damage to the
hands, arms and wrists which if experienced can
be extremely debilitating with reduction and
sometimes total loss of grip strength.
SCAFFOLDING ACCIDENTS

• Scaffolding accidents cause large numbers of

deaths and injuries every year. Most accidents are
caused by scaffold equipment failure, inadequate
scaffolding safety training, lack of personal fall
protective systems, or improper scaffolding
equipment operation. In addition, materials and
tools falling off scaffolding may also cause
injuries.
STEPLADDER MISUSE

• The majority of falls in construction accidents are

due to stepladder misuse or failures. Ladder
injuries include loss of balance, improperly ladder
setting up, loss of balance, and exceeding the
ladder weight capacity, etc.
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
• Large construction equipment (e.g. cranes,
forklifts, dump trucks, road graders and concrete
mixtures, etc.) may become potential dangers on a
construction site. Due to their weight and size,
workers and drivers can be seriously injured or
killed in an accident. In some cases, drivers may
not have competent driving skills, or their
visibility may be limited due to site constraints.
THANK YOU