Author(s): Zikovska, S., Bureska, L., Mitrevska, C.
Article Тitle: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS DURING WORKING
IN WAREHOUSES AND POSSIBLE PROTECTION
Journal: International Dialogue: East-West
Publication Year: 2025
Publication Type: Journal Article
Article Type: Paper
Volume, Issue: 11(1)
Pages: 233-239
DOI:
ISSN (print): 1857-9299
ISSN (online): 1857-9302
UDC:331.46:[725:339.337
APA 7 citation
Zikovska, S., Bureska, L., & Mitrevska, C. (2025). Statistical analysis of accidents during working in warehouses and possible protection. International Dialogue: East-West, 11(1), 233–239.
Harvard citation
Zikovska, S., Bureska, L. and Mitrevska, C. (2025) ‘Statistical Analysis of Accidents During Working in Warehouses and Possible Protection’, International Dialogue: East-West, 11(1), pp. 233–239.
Abstract: A large number of accidents occur in warehouses, such as injuries,
sometimes even victims of employees, as well as with the occurrence of certain material damages. An analysis of accidents at work in warehouses was made, in order to determine the possible causes for them and to define appropriate protection measures. Injuries that occur in warehouses can be different. They are the following: forklift accident; hit by an object; pressed between objects; slips, trips and falls, injury from hazardous materials; an overexertion injuries; repetitive stres injuries and etc. Statistical data on injuries during transport and storage have been analyzed and presented in relation to the total number of injuries at work, fatal and non-fatal, for the period 2012 to 2021 in the Republic of Macedonia and they are compared with the EU. All this indicates the possible dangers and seriousness when working in warehouses in the EU and Republic of Macedonia. There are also prescribed measures for protection when working in warehouses, rules are defined and advice is given, which should be respected by the employees in the warehouses and by employers.
Keywords: warehouses, accidents at work in warehouses, causes of injuries,
protection measures.
