Occupational injuries and the “student syndrome” (or procrastination) on a large construction pro
Vol. 51 No. 4 (2019), Short Article
Vol. 51 No. 4 (2019)

Occupational injuries and the “student syndrome” (or procrastination) on a large construction pro

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https://doi.org/10.18273/revsal.v51n4-2019006
Published 2019-09-26
Fredy E. Niño-Espejo
Universidad del Rosario
Alvaro J. Idrovo
Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Injuries
time
construction
occupational health
safety

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Niño-Espejo, F. E., & Idrovo, A. J. (2019). Occupational injuries and the “student syndrome” (or procrastination) on a large construction pro. Salud UIS, 51(4), 333–336. https://doi.org/10.18273/revsal.v51n4-2019006
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 Introduction: There is a higher occurrence of injuries on the first working days of the week, and between 13:00 and 17:00 hours. An association between some special dates and changes in the occurrence of deaths or diseases have been described in different countries and regions. Our hypothesis was that completing contractual obligations with a company may become triggers that increase the occurrence of occupational injuries. Methods: We analyzed injury records and consolidated monthly payroll reports (from January 2012 to September 2013) for personnel operations who worked in companies that were involved in a megaproject to build a road in Colombia. This analysis reports a possible association between dates of financially important contractual milestones and a higher occurrence of occupational injuries. One-tailed binomial tests were used to compare the occurrence of injuries one and two months before and one month after four deadlines, corresponding to 14, 3, 1 and 1% of the overall budget, respectively. Results: The highest occurrence of injuries was observed during the month before the deadline corresponding to 14% of the budget (p=0.07). Discussion: Contractual milestones could act as distal determinant whereas human errors are proximal determinants of injuries. 

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