Articulating Informal Workers’ Experience of Accidents on Construction Sites

Samuel Adeniyi Adekunle; Matthew Ikuabe; Clinton Aigbavboa

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_5

Articulating Informal Workers’ Experience of Accidents on Construction Sites

Samuel Adeniyi Adekunle
, Matthew Ikuabe
, Clinton Aigbavboa

Construction Management and Quantity Surveying

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The construction industry is known for its high accident rate based on a lot of general studies conducted; however, less focus has been given to the informal workers’ experience as it concerns site accidents. This study focused on construction accidents through the lens of informal workers through a quantitative study conducted in South Africa. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire randomly administered among the target respondents. The results from the data analysed on the construction site accidents experienced and witnessed by informal workers were grouped and critically analyzed through factor analysis. The accidents were grouped into four clusters—Cluster 1(High-impact site accidents), Cluster 2 (Posture and muscular accidents), Cluster 3 (accidents through material handling equipment) and Cluster 4 (struck by accident). It is recommended that more attention is paid to the safety of informal workers through the provision of PPEs, safety training, adoption of technology to enhance safety among others.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Creating Capacity and Capability
Subtitle of host publication	Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry
Editors	Monty Sutrisna, Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar, Regan Potangaroa, Chinthaka Atapattu, Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	59-69
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9789819611805
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_5
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, AUBEA 2023 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 26 Nov 2023 → 28 Nov 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	562
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, AUBEA 2023
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	26/11/23 → 28/11/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Construction health and safety
Construction sites
Developing countries
Informal sector
Informal workers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering

Access to Document

10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_5

Cite this

Adekunle, S. A., Ikuabe, M., & Aigbavboa, C. (2025). Articulating Informal Workers’ Experience of Accidents on Construction Sites. In M. Sutrisna, M. B. Jelodar, R. Potangaroa, C. Atapattu, & D. A. S. Samarasinghe (Eds.), Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry (pp. 59-69). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 562). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_5

Adekunle, Samuel Adeniyi ; Ikuabe, Matthew ; Aigbavboa, Clinton. / Articulating Informal Workers’ Experience of Accidents on Construction Sites. Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry. editor / Monty Sutrisna ; Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar ; Regan Potangaroa ; Chinthaka Atapattu ; Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 59-69 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Adekunle, SA, Ikuabe, M & Aigbavboa, C 2025, Articulating Informal Workers’ Experience of Accidents on Construction Sites. in M Sutrisna, MB Jelodar, R Potangaroa, C Atapattu & DAS Samarasinghe (eds), Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 562, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 59-69, 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference, AUBEA 2023, Auckland, New Zealand, 26/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_5

Articulating Informal Workers’ Experience of Accidents on Construction Sites. / Adekunle, Samuel Adeniyi; Ikuabe, Matthew; Aigbavboa, Clinton.
Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry. ed. / Monty Sutrisna; Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar; Regan Potangaroa; Chinthaka Atapattu; Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 59-69 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 562).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Adekunle SA, Ikuabe M, Aigbavboa C. Articulating Informal Workers’ Experience of Accidents on Construction Sites. In Sutrisna M, Jelodar MB, Potangaroa R, Atapattu C, Samarasinghe DAS, editors, Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice - Building Construction Education and Industry. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. p. 59-69. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-1181-2_5