Identifying relevant factors about work accidents in the road transport sector and the deaths relation in this scenario

• Published in: Dyna (Medellín, Colombia) Vol. 90; no. 225; pp. 105 - 110
• Main Authors: Ferreira da Silva, Lucimara, Lavezo dos Reis, Beatriz, Dos Santos Jesus, Liandra, Leal, Gislaine Camila Lapasini, Cardoza Galdamez, Edwin Vladimir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bogota Universidad Nacional de Colombia 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Accident prediction; Accident prevention; accidentes laborales; Accidents; Algorithms; Costs; Data mining; data mining; occupational safety and health; transport sector; work accidents; Fatalities; Illnesses; Injuries; Injury analysis; minería de datos; Occupational accidents; Occupational diseases; Occupational safety; occupational safety and health; Performance measurement; Performance prediction; Road transportation; Roads & highways; sector del transporte; seguridad y salud en el trabajo; transport sector; Transportation industry; work accidents; Work capacity; Work environment; Workers; Working conditions

Workers’ health and safety are a major concern in society, since work accidents have a major impact on productivity and economy. In Brazil, the accidents are officially reported through Work Accident Communication and they are available to the public. Thus, this study analyzed a balanced dataset con...