Assessment of the relationship between occupational accident experience and personal and job factors in tar paper manufacturing companies

Occupational accidents have usually associated directly or
indirectly with unsafe acts, as well as various personal and occupational factors that have a
role in the creation of unsafe behaviors. In one hand, personal and occupational
characteristics of the employees who experience occupational accidents may differ from the
employees who did not experience such events.
Methods: The required data for this cross-sectional study gathered from 200 employees
who worked in tar paper manufacturing companies of Delijan city using questionnaire that
included demographic, occupational accident experience, information about safety and
occupational accidents, and safety behavior. Then, the relation between different variables
assessed.
Results: The findings of this study showed that 35% of the participants had experienced at
least one occupational accident in the past. The employees who experienced occupational
accidents had a lower awareness about safety rules (p< 0.01), and a lower usage of personal
protective equipment (p< 0.05) than the employees who did not experience occupational
accidents. The attitude of the employees who did not experience occupational accidents to
accident prevention was also better than the employees who experienced occupational
accidents (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: Results of this study revealed that experience of occupational accident by
employees have not has a positive effect on increasing the employee’s awareness about
safety and accident prevention, as well as it has not induced an augment in safety behaviors
of them.