CASE STUDIES OF OCCUPATIONAL FALLS FROM HEIGHTS: COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR IN CONTEXT

The aim of this paper was to examine individual workers' cognitive, behavioral, and motivational processes leading up to occupational falls from heights. 26 semistructured personal interviews and on-site investigations with male workers who reported to an emergency department for treatment of injuries due to falls from heights were conducted. A greater number of workers carrying out nonroutine as compared to routine tasks perceived, identified, interpreted, and attempted to control a fall hazard. Two cases are provided illustrating how cognition and behavior in context progresses from a lesser to a greater active role in the incident processes. The addition of full-scale investigations of how and why workers thought and behaved the way they did in a given situation can yield key clues as to whether preventive measures can be effective in a similar situation in the future.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

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• Authors:
  • Kines, P
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 263-271
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Cognition; Elevated structures; Falling; Human factors in crashes; Occupational safety; Risk assessment; Work zones
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964498
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 7 2003 12:00AM