An analysis of equipment-related fatal accidents in U.S. mining operations: 1995–2005

Organizational Safety Climate and Work Experience

“…Hence, they learned to handle successfully unexpected situations, and displayed acumen and prudence in their ability to recognise situational contingencies, carefully appraised them and avoided disaster. Our observations are consistent with previous findings: both older [38] and more recent ones [19,32,33].…”

“…The findings complement previous ones that found a negative association between job experience and accident frequency (e.g., Fabiano et al [19], Kecojevic, et al [32], Siu et al [34], Frone [35], and Salminen [56,57]), and positive association between experience and job satisfaction (e.g., Oshagbemi [28]). It also supports studies that showed that workers with the requisite knowledge of safe work behaviours tend to comply with their organizationsʼ safety management policies and subsequently record fewer accidents (e.g., Elangovan, Mohammed and Mohan [58] and Neal, Griffin and Hart [59]).…”

“…Research on work experience and accident frequency is rather consistent with a few contradictory findings. While a substantial body of research found that length of job experience was related to decreased accident rates (e.g., Fabiano et al [19], Barkan, Zohar and Erev [31], Kecojevic, Komljenovic, Groves, et al [32], Wu, Liu and Lu [33], Siu, Phillips and Leung [34]), a few studies found experience to be positively related to accident frequency (e.g., Hansen [18] and Frone [35]). The principal reason for this observation was the close association between experience and job requirements which entail greater skill requirements, responsibility and exposure to greater accident risk.…”

Using Robust-DEA optimization approach to analyze performance and efficiency of a mine in north of Iran

“…There are several traditional risk management tools which are widely used in mining industries, like preliminary hazards analysis (PHA) and fault modes and effects analysis (FMEA) (Kecojevic et al, 2007). They could be used combined with binary matrices (BM), consequence analysis (CA), etc.…”

Beyond Accidents: A Back-Analysis on Conveyor Belt Injury for a Better Design for Maintenance Operations

“…Despite the significant reductions in accidents over the last two decades, the number of fatalities and injuries related to moving parts (Chinniah, 2015) and to the conveyor belt remains remarkably high (Groves et al, 2007). According to the data provided by Ruff et al (2011) related to the U.S. mining industry the haul trucks, conveyors and front-end-loaders subcategories account for more than 40% of the fatalities and the accidents attributable to the conveyor represent 10% of all fatalities occurred in the last decade in the mining industry.…”