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. 2024 Feb 14;10(4):e26410. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26410

Table 3.

List of categories and subcategories of near misses and occupational accidents.

No. Category and subcategory of events Number of
Percentage share of each category and subcategory in the group of
Probability of the occurrence of
near misses occupational accidents near misses occupational accidents near misses occupational accidents
1. Being hit by objects 447 188 28,36 30,27 0,203 0,086
1.1. Being hit by a falling object/material 218 46 13,83 7,41 0,099 0,021
1.2. Being hit by an object in motion 96 68 6,09 10,95 0,044 0,031
1.3. Being crushed/hit by transported items 115 45 7,30 7,25 0,052 0,020
1.4. Being hit by a stationary object 18 29 1,14 4,67 0,008 0,013
2. Being run over by a vehicle/hit by a vehicle 330 34 20,94 5,48 0,150 0,015
2.1. Collision 182 12 11,55 1,93 0,083 0,005
2.2. Being run over by a machine/vehicle 90 12 5,71 1,93 0,041 0,005
2.3. Being hit by a machine/vehicle 46 9 2,92 1,45 0,021 0,004
2.4. Hitting an object with a construction vehicle/machine 12 1 0,76 0,16 0,005 0,000
3. Working environment 138 167 8,76 26,89 0,063 0,076
3.1. Contact with sharp/rough objects 54 116 3,43 18,68 0,025 0,053
3.2. Excessive physical exertion 12 19 0,76 3,06 0,005 0,009
3.3. Irritaion of the eyes 19 8 1,21 1,29 0,009 0,004
3.4. Collapse/fainting 6 6 0,38 0,97 0,003 0,003
3.5. Contact with a hazardous/chemical substance 9 2 0,57 0,32 0,004 0,001
3.6. Burning 6 5 0,38 0,81 0,003 0,002
3.7. Internal cause 6 4 0,38 0,64 0,003 0,002
3.8. Manifestation of aggression from people or animals 8 2 0,51 0,32 0,004 0,001
3.9. Hardware failure/damage 9 0 0,57 0,00 0,004 0,000
3.10. Epilepsy 4 2 0,25 0,32 0,002 0,001
3.11. Excessive noise, pressure 4 1 0,25 0,16 0,002 0,000
3.12. Myocardial infarction 1 1 0,06 0,16 0,000 0,000
3.13. Dissociation 0 1 0,00 0,16 0,000 0,000
4 Fall of a person 97 160 6,15 25,76 0,044 0,073
4.1. Falling, tripping, or slipping on the same level 64 105 4,06 16,91 0,029 0,048
4.2. Fall of a person from a height 18 28 1,14 4,51 0,008 0,013
4.3. Falling of a person to a lower level, e.g. into an excavation, depression, channel, etc. 15 27 0,95 4,35 0,007 0,012
5 Electricity 242 3 15,36 0,48 0,110 0,001
5.1. Breakage/failure of an underground power line 72 0 4,57 0,00 0,033 0,000
5.2. Damage to other installations 42 0 2,66 0,00 0,019 0,000
5.3. Breakage/failure of an overhead power line 30 0 1,90 0,00 0,014 0,000
5.4. Damage to an insulation/casing pipe 24 0 1,52 0,00 0,011 0,000
5.5. Ground fault 23 0 1,46 0,00 0,010 0,000
5.6. Contact with an underground power line 19 0 1,21 0,00 0,009 0,000
5.7. Electric shock, contact with electricity/electric discharge, electric arc burn 10 3 0,63 0,48 0,005 0,001
5.8. Contact with an overhead power line 11 0 0,70 0,00 0,005 0,000
5.9. Cable damage 11 0 0,70 0,00 0,005 0,000
6 Fire/Explosion/Finding unexploded munition 183 1 11,61 0,16 0,083 0,000
6.1. Finding unexploded munition 59 0 3,74 0,00 0,027 0,000
6.2. Damage to a gas pipeline 56 0 3,55 0,00 0,025 0,000
6.3. Fire/explosion 40 1 2,54 0,16 0,018 0,000
6.4. Incandescense/glowing 20 0 1,27 0,00 0,009 0,000
6.5. Damage to a casing pipe/steam trap failure 8 0 0,51 0,00 0,004 0,000
7 Collapse/Being covered/Being trapped 101 14 6,41 2,25 0,046 0,006
7.1. Being hit/crushed by a falling material factor (collapsing formwork, collapsed structure, stored material, etc.) 49 6 3,11 0,97 0,022 0,003
7.2. Overturning of machines and vehicles 37 3 2,35 0,48 0,017 0,001
7.3. Subsidence of walls of excavations/embankments 15 5 0,95 0,81 0,007 0,002
8 Contact with moving machine parts 38 54 2,41 8,70 0,017 0,025
8.1. Contact with a moving element of machines, devices, power tools 16 30 1,02 4,83 0,007 0,014
8.2. Being hit by a machine, device, or power tool during operation 13 17 0,82 2,74 0,006 0,008
8.3. Getting caught by the moving parts of machines, devices, power tools 9 7 0,57 1,13 0,004 0,003