Reduction of Occupational Accidents with The Six-Sigma Method And Application in The Textile Industry

Authors : Mehmet İnce, Mehmet Altuğ

Pages : 136-148

Doi:10.46460/ijiea.1661044

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Publication Date : 2025-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, the number and types of occupational accidents in the Indigo section of a denim fabric production factory where Six Sigma DMAIC method is applied are analysed. In the Indigo department, 136 occupational accidents occurred between 2018 and 2023. It is seen that 650 lost working days were experienced as a result of occupational accidents. The part of this data between 2018-2020 represents the part of the six sigma study that has not been implemented, and the part between 2021-2023 represents the part where the six σ study has been implemented. The number of accidents decreased from 84 to 52 and the number of lost working days decreased from 379 to 271 days. Thus, it is seen that there is an improvement of 38.09% in the number of occupational accidents and 28.5% in the number of lost working days. OAFR decreased from 12.1 to 11.7 and improved by 3.3%. OASR has decreased from 124 to 98 and an improvement of 27.1% has been realised. The sigma level of the process increased from 4.71σ to 4.87σ. Lost working hours, the amount of errors per million opportunities, decreased from 655 to 371. This is an improvement of more than 18,5 per cent in lost working hours. Keywords: Six Sigma, DMAIC, Textile, Occupational Accident, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety
Keywords : Altı Sigma, TÖAİK, Tekstil, İş Kazası, İş Sağlığı, İş Güvenliği

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