Actual Situation and Features of Industrial Accidents Related to use of Roll Box Pallets（RBP）

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  • OHNISHI Akihiro
    Human Engineering and Risk Management Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan

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  • ロールボックスパレット起因による労働災害の実態と特徴
  • ロールボックスパレット キイン ニ ヨル ロウドウ サイガイ ノ ジッタイ ト トクチョウ

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This study aimed to obtain an overview of roll box pallets（RBP）accidents in various industries. RBPs are a type of manual, four-wheeled, material-handling equipment. Although they are widely used in almost all industries, however, it was found that many RBP-related industrial accidents especially happened in the transportation industry. To examine the features of accidents based on reports of more than 4 days absence from work, 25.5％ of the random sampled industrial accidents reported in 2006 were analyzed. The following five main results were observed：1）285 RBP-related accidents occurred in the year 2006, representing 0.83％（95％CI：0.73～0.93）of all accidents, hence the accidents occurred in a year could estimated 1,115 （95％CI：980～1,249）；2）fractures accounted for 51.2％of the accidents；3）these accidents had occurred mainly in the transportation industries；4）it is important to educate for RBP operation and risks of injury at the time of employment for novices；and 5）RBP-related accidents were categorized into five patterns, the most frequent（42.1％）one resulting from workers being struck by or pinned under RBP. These findings indicate that the use of protective equipment for the hands and feet can reduce the risks of such RBP-related injuries. Because the pinned under RBP accidents could lead to fatalities or serious injuries, a forklift or a hand pallet truck should be used. But these machines are not always available, it is urgent to consider some new measures.

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