Introduction
Country’s economy is tremendously boosted by construction sector which is an indispensable and integral part of infrastructure development. Though construction industry has registered enormous growth worldwide, it is considered one of the most dangerous industries on the basis of accident frequency and injury rate.( Laitinen, H., Perttula, P., Kiurula, M., & Merjama, J. 2003)
Efficient machineries and equipments have given a huge impetus to construction projects in Saudi Arabia. Development of technologies has change the traditional way of construction by heavy and efficient machineries but accidents related to Construction equipment and machineries pose a serious danger and threat to construction workers on a daily basis. Few related machinery examples are Crane, backhoe, bulldozer, front-end loader, and skid steer loader accidents.
Causes of accidents
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Because of its huge size and heavy weight, bulldozer accidents are extremely devastating and pathetic. Bulldozer accidents include rollovers, removers and falls which causes head injury, blunt force trauma, crush injury and broken bones.
Skid Steer Loader Accidents
Though small in size, skid steer loaders can be as dangerous as their large tractor counterparts. They are multipurpose machines and can handle variety of tasks on construction sites. Operators can be pinned in a rollover accident, crushed by the lift arm or run over when they leave the machine. Front-End Loader Accidents
Rollovers or loads falling on operators can cause front-end loader accidents. Manufacturers should see that their dealers do not sell front-end loaders for any kind of motorized equipment without falling object protection in the form of a canopy first being installed on the equipment.
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