The evalution of the occupational accidents in the lead-zinc-copper ore processing plant

The mining sector is among of one of the risky sectors in which occupational accident and human loss are high in our country as well as all over the world since it is a labor-based business branch In this study, the relationships of the accidents occurred in the Lead-Zinc Copper Ore Processing Plant with demographic features of the employees were investigated. Additionally, the accident data such as in which month, in which shifts, and what time of the shift the accidents occurred, and the degree of injury were analyzed. In the scope of this study, the real data from digital and written documents of 241 employees from the different departments of the plant operation facility were collected and evaluated. The obtained data were interpreted with summarized tables and graphs, created with the Excel Pivot Table. The study indicated that the most remarkable results based on demographic features were observed in age, experience, educational status and number of children. Key Words: Occupational accident, demography, accident rate