Injury Experience in Coal Mining, 1961

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Bureau of Mines BulletinInjury Experience in Coal Mining, ; Bureau of Mines BulletinHistorical Documentation of Major Coal-Mine Disasters in the United States Not Classified as Explosions of Gas or Dust: ; Bureau of Mines Bulletin ; Historical Summary of Coal-Mine Explosions in the United States, Additional Physical Format: Online version: Moyer, Forrest Theodore, Injury experience in coal mining, [Washington]: U.S.

Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of. Additional Physical Format: Online version: Moyer, Forrest Theodore, 1961 book experience in coal mining, [Washington]: U.S. Bureau of Mines, []. Injury experience in coal mining, [Washington] U.S. Bureau of Mines [] (OCoLC) Material Type: Government publication, National government publication: Document Type: Book: All Authors / Contributors: Forrest Theodore Moyer; Mary B McNair.

Coal mine accidents, Coal mines and mining, Coal Mining, Wounds and Injuries Publisher Washington: U.S. G.P.O. Collection library_of_congress; americana Digitizing sponsor The Library of Congress Contributor The Library of Congress Language EnglishPages:   The data for injuries were obtained from the MSHA data base for the coal mining industry; the injury data were compiled by a census.

INJURY ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY As mentioned in the introduction, the 1961 book was to analyze the total number of injuries for the coal mining industry by age and experience. 1. Background. Coal mining has been dangerous occupation since mining of coal began during colonial times (Reardon, ).The deadliest year in US coal mining history was when people died (Mine Safety Health Administration, ).That year was highlighted by an explosion in Monongah, WV which killed people (Mine Safety Health Administration, ).

Furthermore since coal mining injuries tend to be more severe (BLS, a) it is important to understandwhois sufferingthe mostsevere injuriesin coal mining in hopes of reducing their occurrence and severity.

Not only is coal mining a dangerous occupation, but, like many other industries (Pransky et al., ) coal mining has also been re. Bituminous coal underground mining employs slightly more than half of all coal mining industry workers, but experiences a higher share of occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.

The rate of fatal injuries in the coal mining industry in was perfulltime equivalent workers, nearly six times the rate for all private. Injury Experience Reports These informational reports review in detail the occupational injury and illness experience of mining, by category, in the United States.

Data reported by operators of mining establishments concerning work injuries are summarized by work location, accident classification, part of body injured, nature of injury, and.

Coal miners with impaired respiratory health were hypothesized to experience greater numbers of disability days due to job injury, but the analysis did not support the hypothesis (Ames & Trent, ).

Five mines in northeast England were studied for days lost due to. 4. Discussion Of the lost-time injuries sustained in underground coal mines, (%) were sprains/strains to the back. This percentage is in accordance with the % value (/) reported for US coal mines for (de- rived from Injury Experience in Coal Mining.

In a previous study of coal mining injuries (Butani, ), a detailed demographics survey was conducted to collect information on characteristics such as principal equipment operated, experience at present job, and age for the general mining population. These results were then used as denominator data to determine whether age and experience.

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This publication represents the first comprehensive surveillance report on injuries and illnesses in the U.S. mining industry. The tracking of occupational injuries, illnesses, and hazards, documents of the Nation's progress in reducing the burden of work-related diseases and injuries and may help identify old and new problems that require additional research and prevention efforts.

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Safety Science. ; – McFadden D. Injury Experience in Coal Mining, Authors Moyer-FT; McNair-MB Source NTIS: PB pages Link NIOSHTIC No. Abstract Injury experience at coal mines and mechanical-cleaning plants (excluding officeworkers) in was fatal nonfatal disabling work injuries during an exposure time of million man- hours.

Current conditions. Burns, Daniel. The modern practice of coal mining (); Chirons, Nicholas P. Coal Age Handbook of Coal Surface Mining () ISBN Hamilton, Michael S. Mining Environmental Policy: Comparing Indonesia and the USA (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, ).

(ISBN ).Hayes, Geoffrey. Coal Mining (), 32 pp; National Energy Information Center. This systematic review of lost-time injuries in the USA mining industry found that predictors of lost-time injuries included slips and falls, electric injuries, use of mining equipment, working in underground mining, worker’s age, and occupational experience.

This was based on fifteen articles with a CASP mean score of (SD ) out of. The coal mining tradition of Pennsylvania is legendary in American lore. At Berger and Green, we proudly assist people who have been injured while working in these same coal mines. Experienced Coal Mining Accident Attorneys Serving Pennsylvania.

Our firm brings more than four decades of experience to every coal mining accident injury case we.Most researches on occupational injury of coal mining enterprises in China have focused on death and serious injury. However, nonfatal injury accounted for the majority in the occupational harm.

Some surveys showed that the proportion of minor injury, serious injury, and death was 1 [24, 32].This study used the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) database on accidents, injury, and illness from the years through to examine how age, experience at the current mine, total years experience as a coal miner, and experience in the current job affects injury severity.