Accident analysis of mining industry in the United States e A retrospective study for 36 years

Elham Rahimi; Younes Shekarian; Naser Shekarian; Pedram Roghanchi

doi:10.46873/2300-3960.1345

Accident analysis of mining industry in the United States e A retrospective study for 36 years

Elham Rahimi
, Younes Shekarian
, Naser Shekarian
, Pedram Roghanchi

Mining Engineering

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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 nonmetal 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 an 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 nonmetal mines.

Idioma original	English
Número de artículo	3
Páginas (desde-hasta)	27-44
Número de páginas	18
Publicación	Journal of Sustainable Mining
Volumen	21
N.º	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1345
Estado	Published - 2022

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© Central Mining Institute, Katowice, Poland.

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The authors would like to thank the Mine Safety and Health Administration for providing the accident/injury/employee databases and also express immeasurable appreciation to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for funding this study [75D30119C06390]. Expressed thanks to Dr. Pierre Mousset-Jones and Dr. Arvin Ebrahimkhanlou for all precise technical and editorial comments related to this paper. This research was funded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), grant number 75D30119C06390.

Financiadores	Número del financiador
Mine Safety and Health Administration
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health	75D30119C06390
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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Affordable and clean energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Pollution
Geology

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