Toward safer underground coal mines
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6407763
The primary cause of large differences in injury rates among major U.S. coal mining companies is the degree of management commitment to safety rather than physical, technical, or geographic factors. Smaller underground mines have proportionately more fatalities than do larger mines. These conclusions were based on a new analysis of nearly 40,000 fatalities and injuries that occurred in underground coal mines during 1978-1980. The report recommends that the federal government double the minimum training requirements for new miners and that coal industry associations regularly publish rankings by company of injury and fatality rates. The quality of training is important because younger miners are much more likely than more experienced miners to be involved in accidents. The disabling injury rate for miners aged 18-24 is three times higher than that for miners over age 45, and twice as high as that for miners aged 25-45.
- Research Organization:
- National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6407763
- Report Number(s):
- PB-83-131102
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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