@article{Onyema:340593,
      recid = {340593},
      author = {Onyema, M.C. and Osuagwu, N.C. and Okeke, A.N. and Gideon,  I.K.},
      title = {The African Employee and Industrial Accidents: Thematic  Evaluation and Projections for Safer Workplace in Nigeria},
      journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and  Technology (IJAGST)},
      address = {2022-05},
      number = {2540-2024-951},
      year = {2022},
      abstract = {Accidents claim not only valuable assets but also human  lives, most times involving professionals who do not have  immediate replacement. To identify and evaluate industrial  accidents in organizational firms, a health facility of a  large public organization with over 368 employee engaged in  production activities was targeted in Southern Nigeria.  Preliminary desk review of within-organization's security  structures, in-depth interviews of on-ground situation on  accident trend at workplace in an associated forestry  (wood-producing) outfit bordering the study area as well as  questionnaire administration to 162 employee (low and  middle class employee) were altogether employed to generate  relevant information. Questionnaire covered forms of  industrial accidents, causes, individual employee accident  history and employee socioeconomic background details.  Identified accident causes were subjected to Principal  Component Analysis (PCA) using Varimax Orthogonal Rotation  Method and scree plot to pin down top three forms of  industrial accidents in the organization. In the results,  six different forms of accidents were identifiable stemming  from 10-13 varying causes. Major accidents reportedly  result from employee operational attitude, technical errors  and administrative lapses indicative of the level of  preparedness and drive to control and manage emergencies  and epidemics. The study therefore suggests public sector  drive on work ethics, adherence and improvement in safety  regulations and installations, frequent/periodic retraining  as well as closer supervision of activity by superiors of  all categories of employee.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/340593},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.340593},
}