Hubungan Unsafe Action dengan Kecelakaan Kerja pada Pekerja di Bengkel Las di Kecamatan Medan Kota Tahun 2023

Abstract

Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a system that aims to prevent the possibility of accidents caused by work activities and also prevent the occurrence of diseases. The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) collects statistics on injuries and illnesses in welding accidents and revealed that there are 21 welding accidents in the United States for every 100,000 workers. According to the BLS, for every 100 million hours worked, about 1,000 workers suffer welding injuries. That's a hundred times worse than the average injury rate for all other workers. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between unsafe actions and the incidence of work accidents in welders in Medan Kota Sub-district. This type of research is an analytical survey research with a retrospective approach. The population in this study were 71 workers in a welding workshop located at Jalan Mahkamah Medan, Mesjid Village, Medan Kota Subdistrict. The sample was taken using purposive sampling technique totalling 54 workers. The method of measuring unsafe actions and work accidents using a questionnaire that has been modified by researchers from Heinrich's theory. Univariate measurements stated that 31 workers (54.4%) had high unsafe actions and 26 workers (45.6%) had low unsafe actions. As many as 32 workers (56.1%) have experienced work accidents. Workers who have high unsafe actions and have experienced accidents are 26 workers (83.9%) and workers who have low unsafe actions and have never experienced work accidents are 20 workers (76.9%). Based on the results of the chi-square test, it shows that the p value is 0.0001 (<0.05), which means that there is a relationship between unsafe actions and work accidents in welding workshop workers at Jalan Mahkamah, Medan Kota Subdistrict in 2023. Suggestions for workers to implement safe work practices and use personal protective equipment completely and consistently during work.