Tokat İlinde Traktör Ve Tarım Makinaları Kullanımından Kaynaklanan İş Kazalarını

In this study, tractor and agricultural machinery accidents that occured during farm and traffic operations in Tokat were analyzed and the results evaluated. In order to determine the details of the accidents, a questionnaire is prepared and delivered to the accident victims and eye witnesses on a face to face basis in the Tokat province that have occurred in the years 2000-2014. Total 285 tractor and agricultural machinery accidents survey forms are filled. The questionnaire includes the questions related with human, machine, time and environmental conditions. According to the findings, 82% of the accident victims are male,18% of the accident victims are female, 2.61% of the population affected by the accident is non-educated, 2.20% of the population affected by the accident is literate, 77.310% of the population affected by the accident is primary school graduates, 11.04% of the population affected by the accident junior high school graduates, 6.43% of the population affected by the accident is high school graduates, 0.40% of the population is university graduates. And also, it was determined that 28% of the victims are died, 51% of victims have an accident while tractor using, 9% of victims have an accident while agricultural machinery and equipments using, 21% of victims have been exposed to accidents while they were next to the tractor drivers, 49% of the accidents are overturn, loop, going out of the road, and 74% of the farm tractors involved that an accident did not have a proper cabin or safety roof. On the other hand, when the reasons of the accidents are examined, it is found that 60% of the accidents occurred due to the carelessness, 32% of the accidents occurred due to person other than the operator does not comply with the safety rules, 12% of the accidents occurred due to the absence of agricultural machinery and tractor maintenance, and 11% of the accidents occurred due to the lack of knowledge and training of the operator.