FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,

UNIVERSITY TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM)

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (MEM 603)

LECTURER NAME DUE DATE SUBMISSION DATE REMARKS

Dr. Alias Mohd Saman 25th June18 -on time/- late
Case Study 2011 and 2012 only
GROUP NO

No Name Student ID
1

Guidelines Level Poor Satisfactory Good Excellent

Scale 0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

Assessment Criteria (Report) Weight (w) Scale (y) Total= w * y

Introduction 5
Content/ Diagrams/Figures/ Discussion and Conclusion
Part A- Accident Investigation 40
Part B- Preventative Action 20
Part C - Identification 20
Format, Language and Organization 10
References and citation 5
TOTAL 100%

REMARKS:

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MINI PROJECT

OBJECTIVES:
CO5 Identify ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of engineering practice. [PO8 LO6];{A4}.

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES

1. Select one Case Study (as listed in Appendix 1) .

2. Imagine you are a safety officer. You have received the information
regarding the accident as listed in Appendix 1.
3. Part A- You are required to explain each step on how to carry out the
accident investigation with professionally ethics. You need to fill up
suitable form/forms and prepare the accident report.
4. Part B- Provide suggestions for preventive action; special emphasis must
be put on the engineering control on how to prevent similar accidents
from happening in the company. (supporting documents/evidences are
required; i.e. relevant photos/technical diagrams/drawings/ forms)
5. Part C- Identify the ethical principles and professional ethics exist/
potential to happen to the case study that you have chosen. Example:
construction industry – ethical issues: corruption, materials used are out
of specification etc.

Report
1. Prepare your report with the details of all the tasks.
2. The report should include part A, B and C.
3. The explanation of accident investigation and preventive action should be
supported with relevant photos/technical diagrams/drawings/ forms.
4. Provide suggestions for preventive action, especially in term of
engineering control in order to avoid similar accidents happen in the
company.
5. Identify the ethical principles and professional ethics exist/ potential to
happen to the case study that you have chosen. Example: construction
industry – ethical issues: corruption, materials used are out of
specification etc.

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Appendix 1

DOWNLOAD: Fatal Accident Case

FROM-
http://www.dosh.gov.my/index.php/en/fatal-accident-case

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RUBRIC ASSESSMENT-REPORT
GENERAL LEVEL POOR FAIR GOOD EXCELLENT
GUIDELINES: Scale 1-2 3-5 6-8 9,10

Scale 1-2 5,6 7,8 9-10

Weightage
Criteria Poor Fair Good Excellent
 Topic was out of  Topic was fairly Topic was introduced  Topic was well
Introduction context. Lack of introduced. according to the introduced.Clearly
understanding on Moderate subject matter but not explained on the
the topic. understanding on completely provided related subject matter
the topic but the background with relevant 0.5
missing relevant information. background
background information.
information.
 Topic is poorly  Fairly discussed on  Discussion need  Discussion is
PART Adiscussed. Lack/ the topics. Some some refinement comprehensive. 4
absent of supporting but shows  Effective supporting
supporting evidence is reasonable grasp evidence is provided.
PART B evidence. provided. on the subject (Diagrams/Forms/ 2
Content/  Unclear conclusion (Diagrams/Forms/ matter. Figures/Flowcharts)
Diagrams/ of the topic. Figures)  (Diagrams/Forms/  Topic is well concluded
Figures/  Topic is fairly Figures) and some with excellent
Discussions concluded. supporting personalize
and documents are perspective.
Conclusions provided.  Able to relate the
PART C 2
 Topic is concluded subject matter to the
with reasonable specific Acts,
personalized Regulatios and Code
perspective. of Practice.
 Report is  Report is found to  Report is written in  Writing is well
disorganized, be in accordance good format organized and covered
unfocused to the with course organization with relevant to the course
main theme and requirements and requirements and
good command of
disconnected. have some focus topics for discussions.
English.
Format, Language  Not following the on discernible  Each sub-topic is clear
and Organization required format of theme and  Idea flows well and well structured.
presentation. supporting details. connecting the  Excellent writing skills 1
 Writing lacks clear  Writing skills are sub-topics. in the use of words and
sentences and somehow clear and prefect grammar.
paragraphs. paragraphs are well  Sources of reference
 Deficiencies in structured. Less are well cited with
good grammatically grammar mistakes complete explanation
skill witting. of tables and figures

 Inadequate use of  Adequate use of  Adequate use of  Able to make use of all
resources resources resources relevant and available
 Lack of interest and  Show interest and  Show interest and resources effectively
curiosity in curiosity but not curiosity in  Show strong interest
acquiring new detail in acquiring acquiring new and curiosity in
knowledge new knowledge knowledge and acquiring new
 Not many and expanding it expanding it knowledge and
References and resources explored through new through new expanding it to new
citation  Inadequate or no resources resources horizon through
utilization utilization resource utilization. 0.5
citation of
resources  Adequately cite all  Adequately cite all  Many resources
references from references from explored
websites only. websites and text  Sources of reference
books. are well cited with
complete explanation
specific Acts,
Regulatios and Code
of Practice.

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Classification Contributing
No Date Title Case Location Summary Case Observation
Case Factors
1. Died due to Victim died due to electrocuted while No safe work
29-10-2016 Factory, Sarawak Fatal electrocution
electrocution removing creepers from stay wire procedure
2. the victim died due to a breakage of
Died being struck
Construction site, the wire rope of a tower crane Serious injuries to breakage af wire
15-10-2016 by falling hook Fatal
Kuala Lumpur causing the hook block to fall and the body rope
block and load
strike the victim
3. The victim fell while walking on
Died falling from Construction site, No safe work
16-09-2016 wooden planks heading towards the fatal
height P.Pinang procedure
adjacent scaffold
4. Electricity Pole No. Failure to
Died due to Victim died due to electrocuted while
02-08-2016 8, Simpang Issu fatal electrocution communicate
electrocution tying yellow phase conductor.
Bangat, Sarawak between worker
5. A lorry driver died as he being pinned
between 40 foot container and lorry.
Died being pinned Serious injuries to
21-07-2016 Port, Pulau Pinang Prior to the incident, he was making fatal
by container the body
a u-turn causing the container
became unstable and overturned
6. Victim, a security guard was found
Died being hit by Serious injuries to
17-07-2016 School, Sarawak dead as he being struck by jammed fatal
main gate the head
main gate
7. Victim, a lorry driver fell into the
Died being crushed Serious injuries to No safe work
02-07-2016 Log camp, Sarawak ravine with the lorry. He died at the fatal
by lorry the head procedure
scene
8. Prior to the incident, victim was
established telephone pole using
Died due to Construction site, No safe work
29-06-2016 lorry loader. The victim was fatal electrocution
electrocution Sarawak procedure
electrocuted as a lorry loader boom
exposed to live wires
9. 2 victim died as they played inside
Died due to Construction site, Fail to provide
24-06-2016 the construction site. They fell into fatal Drowned
drowning Pahang warning sign
the pad footing containing water

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No Date Title Case Location Summary Case Observation
Case Factors
10. The victim fell from the 11th floor as Serious injuries to Fail to wear safety
Died falling from Construction site,
10-06-2016 he was performing aircond fatal the head and harness while
height Johor
installation body working at height
11. Victim suffered from electrocution as
he was in contact with the mixer
Died due to Construction site,
27-05-2016 lorry's body. The lorry turned into fatal electrocution
electrocution Sarawak
conductor as it body touched the
power lines
12. 1) No safe operating
procedure for
Victim was buried due to a landslide
Construction site, Suffocation by working inside the
27-05-2016 Died being buried as he was installing formwork boards fatal
Sarawak compression trench
on the trench wall
2) Fail to conduct
HIRARC
13. Victim died due to falling from height
The victim was not
Died falling from Construction site, at a height of 33 feets. He was Serious injuries to
17-05-2016 fatal wearing any PPE
height Kuala Lumpur working on the mobile scaffold during the head
equipment
the time
14. Prior to the incident, the victim was
driving the forklift out of the truck.
Suddenly, the rear tyre slip off the
Died being struck
14-05-2016 Port, Johor ramp lead the forklift to overturned. fatal Internal injuries
by forklift
He jumped off but unfortunately
forklift fell on him. He died at the
hospital
15. The victim was not
Died falling from The victim died after falling from a Serious injuries to
13-05-2016 Factory, Melaka fatal wearing safety belt
height height of 40 feet as he fixing the roof the body
while working
16. Victim, a forklift driver died after
Died being struck Factory, Pulau being hit by sacks of rice. During the Serious injuries to No supervision from
24-04-2016 fatal
by sacks of rice Pinang incident, he was patching a hole on the body the employer
the sack

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Case Factors
17. There was no
Died being hit by The victim was hit by a forklift while serious injury to designated path for
23-04-2016 Factory, Sarawak fatal
forklift walking in factory the head pedestrian in the
factory
18. Victim, an machine operator was
Died caught in Serious injuries to No guarding of
11-04-2016 Factory, Melaka found caught in roller conveyor as fatal
roller conveyor the body machinery
the machine was running
19. Victim, work as wireman died after
Serious injuries to
Died falling from Construction site, falling from 20th floor. Prior to the
29-03-2016 fatal the head and
height Pulau Pinang incident, he was performing
body
installation of tv cable
20. Fail to use
The victim died after inhaling H2S
Died due to Toxic gas appropriate safety
28-03-2016 Jetty, Sabah gas while transferring boxes fatal
poisonous gas poisoning equipment such as
containing fish
SCBA
21. 1) No safe work
procedure
2) No supervision
The victim fell form 12th floor to 6th Serious injuries to
Died falling from Construction site, from the employer
25-03-2016 floor as he was carrying plastering fatal the head and
height Pahang 3) Life line was not
job on the walls body
provided to the
workers while
working at height
22. Prior to the incident, victim was
moving the palm oil fruits into the
Died being run trailer that was placed on the hilly Serious injuries to No safe work
18-03-2016 Plantation, Pahang fatal
over by tractor road. The trailer was attached with the body procedure
the tractor. Suddenly, tractor was
moving and crushed the victim.
23. Victim being hit by shovel as he was serious injuries to
Died being hit by
14-03-2016 Factory, Kedah sorted the palm oil fruit according to fatal the head and
shovel
grade body

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Case Factors
24. Victim, a mechanic died due to being
Died being struck Workshop, Pulau struck by falling crane's boom Serious injuries to No safe work
14-03-2016 fatal
bu crane's boom Pinang components as he was performing the body procedure
maintenance job on the crane
25. Victim, driving instructor died due to
being pinned as the heavy vehicle
Died being struck Serious injuries to No safe work
10-03-2016 Circuit Test, Pahang overturned while driving uphill. Fatal
by heavy vehicle the head procedure
During the incident, the vehicle was
driven by his trainee
26. The victim fell from the 6th floor while
Died falling from Construction Site, carrying out the work of binding the Injuries to the The open edges
05-03-2016 Fatal
height Johor cable at the edge of the floor of the limbs were not covered
building
27. There are
weaknesses in
Victim, a civilian is believed to have construction site
Died falling from Construction Site, Serious injuries to
29-02-2016 fallen from a height approximately 5 Fatal management
height Johor the head
meter particularly the
access to the work
site
28. Victim fell down at the height of
Died falling from Construction Site, Serious injuries to Walls opening was
22-02-2016 approximately 20 meter. This incident Fatal
height Johor the head not covered
occurred due to open edges
29. At the time of the incident, victim was
asked by the employer to measure The victim was not
Died falling from Private residential,
26-01-2016 the roof. While walking on the roof, Fatal wearing any PPE
height Sarawak
he fell down at a height of 11 feet. He equipment
was reported died ath the hospital
30. The victim was working on the roof at
No safe work
Died falling from Construction sites, a height of 7.7 meters . The victim fell Serious injuries to
11-01-2016 Fatal procedure in related
height Sarawak as he stepped on broken roofs . The the body
to?working?at height
victim died in hospital

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Case Factors
31. The victim worked as a detector to
find any utilities , electric cables or
Construction sites, hazardous materials in the soil . Suffocation by
11-01-2016 Died being buried Fatal
Pulau Pinang During the landslides incident , the compression
victim was in the working in the hole .
He was buried to the chest
32. Victim, work as stevedore died after Ineffective
being hit and run over by shovel. communication
Died being run Injuries to the
06-01-2016 Port, Pahang Incident occured as he walk toward Fatal methods between
over by shovel limbs
the operating shovel without being the stevedore and
notice by the driver driver
33. Victim was died due to drowning.
Died due to Before the incident, the victim was
02-01-2016 Resort, Sarawak Fatal Drowning
drowning not accompanied or supervised by
his parent
34. The victim fell as he walking through 1) Lack of
Died falling from Construction sites, the opening between the wooden serious injuries to supervision from the
18-12-2015 fatal
height Johor boards. He fell from 6th to the 1st the body employer
floor 2) Floor opening
35. The accident occurred as the victim
driving forklift down the hill. The serious injuries to
Died being struck Slippery road
17-12-2015 Quarry sites, Sabah vehicle suddenly out of control fatal the neck and
by forklift conditions
causing it to overturned. The victim back
was pinned under the forklift
36. Victim worked as a lumberjack died serious injuries to
16-12-2015 Died struck by tree Log camp, Sarawak being hit by tree as he was fatal the head and
performing his duties body
37. Victim died due to electrocution as he
Died due to Construction sites,
10-12-2015 was fixing the socket without turning fatal Electrocution Unsafe act
electrocution Sarawak
off the generator set
38. Died due to Construction sites, The incident took place as victim was
28-11-2015 fatal Drowning
drowning Sabah repairing the leaking water pipe in the

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Case Factors
reservoir. He was drowned due to
water rapidly increased
39. Victim, a security guard was pinned
Died being caught between two containers. The incident
Serious head
28-11-2015 in between Warehouse, Johor occurred as the truck driver trying to fatal
injuries
container connect the prime mover with the
container
40. Victim, a truck's driver fell down
Died fell into a serious injuries to Slippery road
20-11-2015 Log camp, Sarawak along with the tractor as he drove fatal
ravine the body conditions
sloping road
41. Pipe came off and hit the victim as he
Died falling from Construction sites, Serious bodily No safe work
15-11-2015 doing the cleaning work. As a result, fatal
height Pahang injuries procedure
he fell 19 meters down
42. The victim slipped and fell at the
height of 7 meters while doing the There were signs of
Died falling from Construction sites, Serious bodily
07-11-2015 work. During the incident, he was fatal a break in the
height Pulau Pinang injuries
performing his duties as window lanyards
cleaner.
43. Victim was struck hit by a tractor
Died being struck while walking towards the boiler Serious bodily Unsafe working
31-10-2015 Factory, Sarawak fatal
by tractor station. Incident occurred during injuries condition
heavy rain
44. Incident happened as the 1.2 tonne
Died being struck bucket filled with san was lifted by
Construction sites, Serious bodily Failure to hoisting
26-10-2015 by tower crane tower crane. During the process, fatal
WPKL injuries system
bucket suddenly bucket fell down and struck
the victim under
45. Victim, a lorry driver went to the oil
The employer failed
palm processing factory through hilly
Injuries all over to provide safe
25-10-2015 Died being hit lorry Plantation, Pahang terrain. During the way, lorry rear fatal
body access in the
tires went into the hole caused by soil
workplace
erosion. As a result, the lorry

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Case Factors
overturned and fell down the cliff.
Victim was found under the lorry
46. 1)No supervision by
The victim fell while working alone on
Died falling from Construction site, Serious bodily employer
17-10-2015 the 14th floor. He was cleaning the fatal
height Pulau Pinang injuries 2)Did not wear
wall during the incident
safety harness
47. The incident occurred as the victim 1)Works has not
and his colleague was working on the been supervised by
leaking of hydraulic press pipe. employer
Died being run Victim was working inside the Injuries all over 2)Lock Out Tag Out
16-10-2015 Factory, Sarawak fatal
over by conveyor machine. The machine was turn on body system not been
by his colleague with the victim still applied
inside the machine and has caused 3)Fail to follow Safe
victim being pulled into conveyor Operating Procedure
48. The victim stopped his forklift to open Died due to The employer failed
Died being struck Warehouse,
16-10-2015 the gate when suddenly the forklift fatal excessive blood to provide training on
by forklift Sarawak
moves forward and hit his right leg loss forklift driver
49. 2 workers died being hit by lorry as No safety signs and
they were undergoing work of Serious bodily cones were placed
15-10-2015 Died struck by lorry Roadside, Pahang fatal
determining the damage of fibre optic injuries during maintenance
cable works
50. The accident occurred as the victim
driving down the hill with the shovel.
The vehicle suddelny out of control
Died caught in a Iron Ore Mine, Serious bodily
10-10-2015 causing it to fall on the edge of a cliff fatal
cabin Pahang injuries
at a height of approximately 15 feet.
The victim was pinned in the cabin as
a result of the accident
51. The victim worked as a Signalman.
Died falling from Construction sites, The victim fell was he was working.
07-10-2015 fatal Internal injuries
height Sarawak There were no witnesses who saw
the incident

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Case Factors
52. The incident occurred as the lifting
Serious injuries to Swing lock pin was
Died being crushed Construction sites, works underway. Suddenly, crane
03-10-2015 fatal the head and loosen causing the
by crane boom Pulau Pinang boom fell down and hit the crane's
body crane boom to fall down
operator cabin
53. The incident took place as the
Died being struck
Construction sites, dismantling support formwork job is Serious bodily Fail to comply with safe
01-10-2015 by Support fatal
WPKL underway. 6 workers including victim injuries operating procedure
Formwork
were assigned for that task
54. During the incident, victim tried to
move the forklift using lorry loader.
Died caught
Temporary storage Unfortunately, he was caught Internal bodily
30-09-2015 between two fatal
area, Sarawak between forklift and lorry due to injuries
machines
strong pull from the lorry loader's
boom
55. Victim was found dead on top of the
car top passenger hoist. He is
Bleeding of the
Died falling from Construction sites, believed to have fall from 20th floor.
28-09-2015 fatal nose, ear and
height Sarawak From the interview, victim did not
head
work there and he went into the site
looking for the job or meeting friend.
56. Victim died as the sickle placed on Cut Through The
21-09-2015 Plantation, Johor fatal
shoulder cut through his neck Neck
57. Victim died of falling from the height
of 64 meters. During the incident, he
Died falling from Construction sites, Injuries to the
19-09-2015 was on the way down to lower floor fatal Unsafe act
height Johor head and body
by taking shortcut. He used scaffold
instead of stairs provided.
58. Prior to the incident, victim was doing 1) Unsafe working
Died falling from Construction sites, work of installing plywood on the 2nd Severe bodily condition
14-09-2015 fatal
height Pulau Pinang floor. He is believed to fall from a injury 2)Inadequate supply of
height of approximately 6 meters PPE to the workers

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Case Factors
59. Victim, student died due to being hit
Died struck by Injuries to the
07-09-2015 Sekolah, Kelantan by falling brickwork that still under fatal
falling brickwork head and body
constructions
60. Victim, a tractor's driver fell down
Died trapped in a Oil Palm Plantation, Severe bodily
03-09-2015 along with the tractor as he drove fatal
tractor Sarawak injury
steeply sloping road.

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