Citation

Sanmiquel L, Freijo M, Rossell JM. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2012; 18(2): 209-219.

Affiliation

Dpto. de Ingeniería Minera y Recursos Naturales, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. sanmi@emrn.upc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

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PMID

22721539

Abstract

Using data on work accidents and annual mining statistics, the paper studies work-related accidents in the Spanish energetic mining sector in 1999-2008. The following 3 parameters are considered: age, experience and size of the mine (in number of workers) where the accident took place. The main objective of this paper is to show the relationship between different accident indicators: risk index (as an expression of the incidence), average duration index for the age and size of the mine variables (as a measure of the seriousness of an accident), and the gravity index for the various sizes of mines (which measures the seriousness of an accident, too). The conclusions of this study could be useful to develop suitable prevention policies that would contribute towards a decrease in work-related accidents in the Spanish energetic mining industry.

Language: en