RT Journal Article
T1 Key Factors in Crane-Related Occupational Accidents in the Spanish Construction Industry (2012–2021).
A1 Herrera Perez, Virginia
A1 Salguero-Caparrós, Francisco Miguel
A1 Pardo-Ferreira, María del Carmen
A1 Rubio-Romero, Juan Carlos
K1 Accidentes de trabajo
K1 Construcción - Medidas de seguridad
K1 Grúas
AB The construction industry is one of the riskiest sectors worldwide, with crane operations being one of the most dangerous activities. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the key factors involved in crane-related occupational accidents in the construction industry in Spain. To this end, 1314 accidents involving cranes were analyzed from a total of 241,937 accidents that occurred in the construction of buildings. The data were collected from the Spanish gov-ernment’s occupational accident statistics corresponding to the years 2012–2021. The results evidenced a statistically significant relationship between cranes as the material agent and the size of the company, with 95% of cases corresponding to small- or medium-sized companies (less than 250 employees). Additionally, it shows how the crane operator is identified as a ma-terial contributor to crane accidents in the construction industry, and may be considered a key component to these accidents. In conclusion, improving the knowledge gained about the key factors in crane-related accidents at work in the construction industry provides essential in-formation that helps to design and implement appropriate preventive measures to avoid the recurrence of unwanted events with these machines.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-11-19
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28708
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28708
LA eng
NO Herrera-Pérez, V.; Salguero-Caparrós, F.; Pardo-Ferreira, M.d.C.; Rubio-Romero, J.C. Key Factors in Crane-Related Occupational Accidents in the Spanish Construction Industry (2012–2021). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 7080.
NO We acknowledge the support of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of the Government of Spain through the project “Complexity and resilience: a systemic approach for the monitoring and improvement of safety management in construction” with the code number PID2020-114502GB-I00. Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Malaga/CBUA.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026