Citation

Zhang Y, Jing L, Bai Q, Liu T, Feng Y. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2019; 25(2): 181-193.

Affiliation

School of Management , China University of Mining and Technology , Xuzhou , 221116 , China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2017.1415404

PMID

29226767

Abstract

This study aimed to provide a greater understanding of the systemic factors involved in coal mine accidents and to examine the relationships between the contributing factors across all levels of the system. Ninety-four extraordinarily major coal mine accidents that occurred in China from 1997 to 2011 were analyzed using the human factors analysis and classification system (HFACS). The empirical results showed that the frequencies of unsafe behaviors, inadequate regulation, and failure to correct unsafe behaviors were the highest among five levels, fourteen categories, and forty-eight indicators, respectively. The odds ratio (OR) technique was applied to quantitatively examine the relationships between contributing factors. Various statistically significant associations were discovered and should receive greater attention in future attempts to develop accident measures. In addition, several strategies concerning the main contributing factors and routes to failure are proposed to prevent accidents from reoccurring in an organization.

Language: en

Keywords

accident analysis; extraordinarily major coal mine accidents; human factors analysis classification system (HFACS); systems approach