In this master’s thesis we analysed occupational accidents of forestry workers in Slovenia for the period 2009–2018. The purpose of the research was to analyze the occurrence of these accidents and the factors (including moon phases) that influence them. A total of 863 accident were included in this research, submitted to us via the official form for reporting accidents at work (ER8). The results show a decrease in the number of accidents from 99 in 2009 to 80 in 2018. The decline in the number of accidents is not uniform, the increase is visible after major natural disasters in 2014, 2015 and 2018. The severity of accidents is also increasing, in 2009 there was 91,9 % of minor, 8,1 % of heavier and zero lethal accidents. In 2018, there was 86,3 % of minor, 12,5 % of heavier and 1,3 % of lethal accidents. The most accidents occurred in spring or autumn, right after the start of weekdays or near the end of them and between 9. to 13. hour during the workday. Workers with occupation farmer and forester, fisherman or hunter are involved in accidents the most. Majority of accidents happened during felling and during skidding. The most common causes of injuries were parts of trees, slips and falls. This resulted predominantly in hits, sprains and strains. The most susceptible body parts are lower parts of legs and hands. Moon phases have no correlation with the distribution of accidents. Measures for the prevention of forestry accidents should be aimed at the time of maximum work activity, training of inexperienced workers and relieving older workers of the very physically demanding tasks.
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