Accident proneness pattern and effect of nationality

ABSTRACT

The pattern of accident frequency was studied in a construction company. The accident records of workers for 3 consecutive years were analysed to reveal the shape of accident distribution. It was found that the distribution followed a negative binomial distribution [proneness hypothesis]. The pattern was constant over the three studied years. Significant inter-year correlation was found for the number of accident commited by the worker each year. Classification of workers by nationality after matching for type of work did not affect the accident frequency pattern. No significant differences were found among the mean accident number for Egyptians, Indians or Philipinos.