Injury Analysis of Pennsylvania Small Surface Coal Mines

Details

• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the Third Health and Safety Seminar for Small Mines (Somerset, PA)
• Personal Author:
  Randolph, Robert F.
• Description:
  This paper is a descriptive analysis of injuries and fatalities at small surface bituminous coal mining companies in Pennsylvania. The purpose of analyzing a specific industry sector and location is to identify issues that might be missed in a wider analysis. Other studies of small mine safety (e.g., Peters and Fotta, 1994, Randolph and Boldt, 1997) have shown that the relationship between safety and mine size is not a simple one. Some injury types occur at higher rates at small mines, while others occur at lower rates. Consequently, an analysis limited to a specific type of mining can help identify hazards and issues specific to that sector. The results of this analysis will be useful for directing training, intervention, and research efforts towards the most prevalent causal factors and incident types. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining-industry; Coal-mining; Injuries; Accidents
• Source:
  Proceedings of the Third Health and Safety Seminar for Small Mines (Somerset, PA). University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University, 1998 Mar; :83-92
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  9 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10011920
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fbbae0e1130101eb8cc69d40789d580218bc43bdbfd46e1bb56594359c927cadebd1164eed3840578a25bab1c81ee07d9036898a3e6f48ede9b25faaba2669eb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8903/cdc_8903_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 579.13 KB ]