Construction Accidents and their Causes in Khartoum State

Abstract

Accidents and work-related injuries in the construction industry represent a big problem facing construction companies because they involve big losses in physical and human elements which will reflect negatively on the level of performance and efficiency. This study aims to identify the types of accidents that occur in construction sites in the Khartoum state, and to identify the causes that lead to accidents and determine the economic impacts resulting of the construction accidents on construction companies in the Khartoum state. Data was collected from a group of construction companies and a group of engineers and managers of sites in the Khartoum state, a questionnaire system was used to obtain the data needed for research where the sample size was 40 persons. The results of this study showed that the most common types of accidents are scaffolding accidents, fall from height accidents, tool accidents and falling object from height. The results also showed that the most influential causes of accidents are the factors related to the management and the worker in himself, while the factors related to