Accident Analysis of Mining Industry in the United States – a Retrospective Study for 36 Years

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• Personal Author:
  Rahimi E ; Roghanchi P ; Shekarian N ; Shekarian Y
• Description:
  A retrospective study on accident analysis of the United States mines for 36 years was achieved using statistical analysis on the MSHA's accident databases between 1983 and 2018. A regression model of generalized estimation equation (GEE) was used for unbalanced panel data that provided 95,812 observations for 19,924 mine-ID-year in aggregate, coal, metal, and non-metal mines. The contributions of various parameters, including mine type, injured body part, days lost, age, and experience on the rate of accidents and injuries were investigated across the commodity types. The results showed coal miners in the East region are at a higher risk of accident. The results of regression analysis show that mine-tenured workers have a vital role in accident frequencies. Analysis of the injured body part on the injury rate indicates that the upper body injuries are the most significant among all mine types. Also, the fatality rate is significant in aggregate, and coal mines in comparison with metal and non-metal mines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Mining Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Rates Author Keywords: Accident Fatalities GEE Generalized Estimation Equation Mines Mine Workers Mining Industry Occupational Accidents Statistical Analysis

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• ISSN:
  2300-3960
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; New Mexico ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067937
• Citation:
  J Sustain Mining 2022 Jun; 21(1):3
• Contact Point Address:
  Pedram Roghanchi, Department of Mineral Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, USA
• Email:
  pedram.roghanchi@nmt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20190915
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Sustainable Mining
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2776a2e8477f55a325883b11c939335c74a4ae644a9c857c3d23e2c6ef947bc5023d0260036e3cd652aba97fdf913c86f465c11c0a5fb27a49ebfaf6a0c5cd28
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230171/cdc_230171_DS1.pdf
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