Accident cost indicator model to estimate costs to industry and society from work-related injuries and deaths in underground coal mining. Volume I. Development and application of cost model. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7311171

DiCanio, D G; Nakata, A G; Colvert, D; LaVeque, E G

The report describes a computer-based model for estimating the tangible costs of injuries and deaths from work-related accidents in underground coal mines. The study undertook to identify and quantify the elements of accident costs, including field visits to coal mines, insurance carriers, and public agencies. The mathematical models developed for each tangible element of accident cost are presented in Volume I of the report. Application of the model to a data base of 9,286 accidents which occurred in underground bituminous coal mines during 1974 yielded a total of $56,900,000 in tangible costs to industry, mining families, and public agencies. Loss of income to the families of miners injured or killed in these accidents accounted for 47 percent of the total.

• Research Organization: FMC Corp., Santa Clara, CA (USA). Engineered Systems Div.
• DOE Contract Number: J0255031
• OSTI ID: 7311171
• Report Number(s): PB-264438
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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