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This research study seeks an understanding the causes of accidents in construction industry in Peshawar (theCapital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and focuses on the role of management, human behaviors and projects nature. Thepaper presents the analysis of accidents in Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with accidents causation and injuriesbased on accident report extracted from government agencies of the Capital. The paper discusses the result of a surveywith the individuals involved in construction projects in the vicinity, analyzes the accidents and ranks the causes ofaccidents in construction projects of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The respondents were 54 workers ranging from theskilled tradesman to unskilled labor who were directly involved in the Contraction sector. A questionnaire was designedand used in the survey of the study that has three main parts; the first part identifies the condition of health & safety atconstruction site. The second part identifies the severity and nature of accidents. The third part identifies number ofaccidents in which 11 factors were identified and have been given to the survey respondents to state the level of influenceor effect of each factor on accidents. The study analyzes some accidents have only a minor severity while others aredisastrous. The results show that especially trade contractors working on low-budget, residential housing andcommercial building projects are more susceptible to fall accidents. Recommendation is included in a paper to suggest abetter application of policy and management action and procedure to improve the safety at construction sites andprojects.

Sher Ali Khan, Muhammad Zeeshan Ahad, “CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF PESHAWAR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA , PAKISTAN”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 5, pp. 739-745, May 2018.