The Influence of the Privatization Process on Accident Rates in the Forestry Sector in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data
- (1)
- Non-fatal accident rate—the number of accidents per 1000 employees;
- (2)
- Fatal accident rate—the number of fatalities per 1000 employees;
- (3)
- Non-fatal accident rate per production unit—the number of non-fatal accidents for each 1 million m3 of harvested timber;
- (4)
- Fatal accident rate per production unit—the number of fatalities for each 1 million m3 of harvested timber;
- (5)
- Number of lost working days—the total number of days of absence from work (excluding fatal accidents);
- (6)
- Accident severity rate—the average number of days of incapacity for work confirmed by medical certificate.
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Number of Accidents
3.2. Accident Incidence Rates
3.3. Accident Severity Rates
3.4. Accident Causes
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Forestry Sector | Number of Employees | Number of Non-Fatal Accidents | Number of Fatal Accidents | Non-Fatal Accident Rate | Fatal Accident Rate | Non-Fatal Accident Rate per Production Unit | Fatal Accident Rate per Production Unit | Number of Lost Days | Severity Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | |||||||||
Public | 134,000 | 1343 | 14 | 10.02 | 0.10 | 71.91 | 0.75 | No data | No data |
1991–2002 | |||||||||
Public | 57,223 * | 331.3 2 | 2 2 | 11.06 | 0.07 | 11.95 2 | 0.07 2 | 20,583.3 3 | 43.96 3 |
Private | 23,267 1 | 76.3 2 | 3.67 2 | 3.21 | 0.15 | 2.76 2 | 0.13 2 | 4300 3 | 56.69 3 |
Total | 73,115 * | 697.4 * | 8.83 | 9.33 * | 0.12 * | 30.98 * | 0.40 | 24,883.3 3 | 48.75 3 |
2003–2017 | |||||||||
Public | 24,645 * | 270.7 | 2.67 | 10.98 | 0.11 | 7.54 | 0.07 | 12,601 | 46.30 |
Private | 24,652 | 130.7 | 6.00 | 5.32 | 0.24 | 3.60 | 0.16 | 8702 | 66.86 |
Total | 49,135 * | 401.4 * | 8.67 | 8.19 * | 0.18 * | 11.14 * | 0.23 | 21,303 | 53.02 |
Characteristics | Public Sector | Private Sector | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Number of employees | −0.89 * | 0.47 * | −0.68 * |
Number of non-fatal accidents | −0.56 * | 0.81 * | −0.70 * |
Number of fatal accidents | −0.26 | 0.44 | −0.10 |
Non-fatal accident rate | −0.23 | 0.53 * | −0.57 * |
Fatal accident rate | −0.17 | 0.26 | 0.32 |
Non-fatal accident rate per production unit | −0.88 * | 0.21 | −0.95 * |
Fatal accident rate per production unit | −0.60 * | 0.34 | −0.52 * |
Number of lost days | −0.67 * | 0.71 * | −0.30 |
Severity rate | −0.18 | 0.24 | 0.08 |
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Grzywiński, W.; Skonieczna, J.; Jelonek, T.; Tomczak, A. The Influence of the Privatization Process on Accident Rates in the Forestry Sector in Poland. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3055. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093055
Grzywiński W, Skonieczna J, Jelonek T, Tomczak A. The Influence of the Privatization Process on Accident Rates in the Forestry Sector in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(9):3055. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093055
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrzywiński, Witold, Joanna Skonieczna, Tomasz Jelonek, and Arkadiusz Tomczak. 2020. "The Influence of the Privatization Process on Accident Rates in the Forestry Sector in Poland" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 9: 3055. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093055