Safety considerations for the aging workforce

Kowalski-Trakofler, Kathleen M.; Steiner, Lisa; Schwerha, Diana J.

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2005.08.014

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“…Results appear to show an increase in the percent of the workforce in the 40-54 and ≥ 55 year age categories and a corresponding decreasing trend in the percentage of workers in the 16-24 years and 25-39 years categories. These results would be consistent with aging trends noted previously for the U.S. workforce in general (Kowalski-Trakofler, 2005), and for the mining industry in particular (Fotta & Bockosh, 2000;Kowalski-Trakofler, Steiner, & Schwerha, 2005;Mallett & Schwerha, 2006;Schwerha & Mallet, 2005), which have spurred the development of specialized approaches to safety and health interventions and training (Kowalski-Trakofler et al, 2005.…”

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Analysis of fatalities and injuries involving mining equipment

Groves

Kecojević

Komljenović

2007

Journal of Safety Research

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Analysis of fatalities and injuries involving mining equipment

Groves

Kecojević

Komljenović

2007

Journal of Safety Research

130

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“…Ergonomic interventions should meet the needs of workers through redesigned tools, adjusted tasks and improved working environments 35 36. Since ergonomic hazards vary from job to job as well as site to site, ergonomic solutions must be job-specific and site-specific.…”

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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in the United States from 1992 to 2014

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“…Underground coal mining has been and remains one of the most dangerous occupations in the country (Zimmerman, 1981;Bennett and Passmore, 1984;Reardon, 1993;Toscano and Windau, 1993;Kowalski-Trakofler et al, 2005;Esterhuizen and Gürtunca, 2006). In recent years, the fatal occupational injury rate in underground coal mining has been six times higher than that in all private industry (CDC, 2001;Groves et al, 2007;Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 2010).…”

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Profitability and occupational injuries in U.S. underground coal mines

Asfaw

Mark

Pana-Cryan

2013

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Background-Coal plays a crucial role in the U.S. economy yet underground coal mining continues to be one of the most dangerous occupations in the country. In addition, there are large variations in both profitability and the incidence of occupational injuries across mines.Objective-The objective of this study was to examine the association between profitability and the incidence rate of occupational injuries in U.S. underground coal mines between 1992 and 2008.Data and method-We used mine-specific data on annual hours worked, geographic location, and the number of occupational injuries suffered annually from the employment and accident/ injury databases of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and mine-specific data on annual revenue from coal sales, mine age, workforce union status, and mining method from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. A total of 5669 mine-year observations (number of mines × number of years) were included in our analysis. We used a negative binomial random effects model that was appropriate for analyzing panel (combined time-series and cross-sectional) injury data that were non-negative and discrete. The dependent variable, occupational injury, was measured in three different and non-mutually exclusive ways: all reported fatal and nonfatal injuries, reported nonfatal injuries with lost workdays, and the 'most serious' (i.e. sum of fatal and serious nonfatal) injuries reported. The total number of hours worked in each mine and year examined was used as an exposure variable. Profitability, the main explanatory variable, was approximated by revenue per hour worked. Our model included mine age, workforce union status, mining method, and geographic location as additional control variables.Results-After controlling for other variables, a 10% increase in real total revenue per hour worked was associated with 0.9%, 1.1%, and 1.6% decrease, respectively, in the incidence rates of all reported injuries, reported injuries with lost workdays, and the most serious injuries reported.Conclusion-We found an inverse relationship between profitability and each of the three indicators of occupational injuries we used. These results might be partially due to factors that

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Safety considerations for the aging workforce

Cited by 67 publications

References 22 publications

Analysis of fatalities and injuries involving mining equipment

Analysis of fatalities and injuries involving mining equipment

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in the United States from 1992 to 2014

Profitability and occupational injuries in U.S. underground coal mines

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