Economic Consequences of Mining Injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Camm T ; Girard-Dwyer J ; Camm T ; Girard-Dwyer J
• Description:
  Direct costs, such as medical, legal, administrative and worker's compensation costs, property damage, lost earnings and lost benefits, are typically used to compute the economic impacts of occupational injuries. However, there are also a number of less obvious, indirect costs that substantially contribute to the overall costs. In fact, for every $1 of direct costs an estimated $3 to $5 of indirect costs are also incurred. This paper presents a systems approach that incorporates engineering, economics, psychology and sociology to evaluate the total value of investments in safety. By studying the interrelated system comprised of injured workers, their families and coworkers, as well as the organizational structure that was the setting for the incident, a methodology can be developed that will more accurately capture the true costs of mine injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Mental Health Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Injuries Mine-workers Miners Mining-industry Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Psychological-factors Psychology Sociological-factors Sociology Workers

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• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory ; SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  89-92
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029446
• Citation:
  Min Eng 2005 Sep; 57(9):89-92
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221152/cdc_221152_DS1.pdf
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