Occupational Accidents in the Mining Industry—A Short Review

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
J. Duarte ◽  
João S. Baptista ◽  
A. Torres Marques
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Occupational Accidents

scholarly journals The occurrence of accidents and injury in mining shift worker influenced by food intake, a short review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gentil A. Andaque ◽  
Olívia Pinho ◽  
J. Santos Baptista ◽  
Jacqueline Castelo Branco ◽  
Elizabete Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Food Choice ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Diet Shift

Introduction: Identifying factors that contribute to occupational accidents has been a general concern of companies in the present millennium. One of the factors identified is the quality and quantity of food, as well as meals times. In this context, the present systematic review aimed to identify how food intake influences the occurrence of accidents in shift work, with some focus, although not exclusive, on the mining industry. Methodology: The research-based literature was carried out in four electronic databases: Medline/PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science. Have been combined the following words “occupational accident” and “food intake”; “mining injury” and “food choice”; “meal timing” and “workplace”; “eating at night” and “mining injury”;“Circadian rhythm” and “diet shift”; “Food safety” and “ Health risk”; “workplace accidents” and “food choice”. Results: It was possible to identify 24 articles related to food intake. To better understand the analysis, the results were organized into five groups: Author surname and year, Study type, Accidents/injury causes, risk factor, Conditions for accidents/injuries to occur. Through the groups of causes, it was possible to regrouped on three, which facilitated the discussion of the topic; food choice n=10 (42%) articles, eating habits n=9 (37.5%), and emotional commitment n=5 (20.5%), showed the relativity of food intake causes for the occurrence of accidents and illnesses in shift workers. Discussion: The reviewed articles demonstrated that the materialisation of accidents was due to the relationship between food intake and consumption of nutrient-poor foods in shift work. That can develop chronic diseases, metabolic disorders such as blood pressure abnormalities, blood sugar fluctuation (dyslipidemia, dysglycemia), and obesity, neurobehavioural performance. Foods contain high content As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Fe, and Mn above the recommended standards by the FAO/WHO. Sleep disturbance during the 12-hour shift interferes with circadian rhythm and, consequently,with performance. These factors can be related to food and the precarious physical environment, increased workload, fatigue and poor diet, especially at night. Conclusion: In conclusion, the study demonstrated how food intake impacted workers' health on shifts but did not determine the causes or risk factors contributing to accidents/injuries. Further studies are needed to demonstrate a direct relationship which the risk factor of food intake and causes accidents/injuries.

scholarly journals Analysis of the severity of occupational injuries in the mining industry using a Bayesian network

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. e2019017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Mirzaei Aliabadi ◽  
Hamed Aghaei ◽  
Omid kalatpuor ◽  
Ali Reza Soltanian ◽  
Asghar Nikravesh
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Network ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Expectation Maximization Algorithm ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Activity Type ◽  
Training Courses

OBJECTIVES: Occupational injuries are known to be the main adverse outcome of occupational accidents. The purpose of the current study was to identify control strategies to reduce the severity of occupational injuries in the mining industry using Bayesian network (BN) analysis.METHODS: The BN structure was created using a focus group technique. Data on 425 mining accidents was collected, and the required information was extracted. The expectation-maximization algorithm was used to estimate the conditional probability tables. Belief updating was used to determine which factors had the greatest effect on severity of accidents.RESULTS: Based on sensitivity analyses of the BN, training, type of accident, and activity type of workers were the most important factors influencing the severity of accidents. Of individual factors, workers’ experience had the strongest influence on the severity of accidents.CONCLUSIONS: Among the examined factors, safety training was the most important factor influencing the severity of accidents. Organizations may be able to reduce the severity of occupational injuries by holding safety training courses prepared based on the activity type of workers.

scholarly journals Strengthening Inspection and Audit of Occupational Safety and Health in Coal Mining Enterprises in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Tu NGO
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Coal Mining Industry ◽  
State Management ◽  
Safety And Health

Coal mining is one of the heavy, hazardous industries. Therefore, workers in this industryalways face high risks of occupational accidents and diseases. According to the annual report of theMinistry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the situation of occupational accidents andillnesses in the mining sector in recent years has increased both in terms of number and severity, and thisincludes fatal occupational accidents in the coal mining industry. Currently, the authorities have beenimplementing inspection of occupational safety and health (OSH) to prevent and limit the situation. In thescope of this article, the author focuses on clarifying the position and the role of OSH inspecting whilepresenting and analyzing the results of the inspection of OSH legislation compliance within the coalmining industry nationwide. From there, proposing several solutions to strengthen inspection of OSH,prevent and limit occupational accidents and diseases in the coming time, contributing to improving theefficiency of state management of OSH in the coal mining industry in Vietnam today.

scholarly journals Analysis of Occupational Accidents in the Spanish Mining Sector in the Period 2009–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 13122
Author(s):  
Lluís Sanmiquel ◽  
Marc Bascompta ◽  
Josep M. Rossell ◽  
Hernan Anticoi
Keyword(s):  
Underground Mining ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Processing Plants

Occupational accidents in the Spanish mining industry have been substantially reduced over the last decades. However, the incidence rate shows higher values than other leading mining countries. In this regard, the research carried out reveals the factors influencing the high incidence rates of the Spanish mining sector, based on three scenarios: underground mining (UG), quarries and open pit mining (OP) and mineral processing plants (PP). The three most common types of accident for each scenario have been determined, considering the accidents in Spain between 2009 and 2018. The analysis also includes the main deviations, and physical activities that the injured worker was carrying out at the time of the accident. Besides, a model to predict the number of accidents based on the lost working days is also presented together with the incidence and severity risk index adjusted by the number of employees and their worked hours, respectively, in each scenario. These finding can be relevant to define the most effective measures and policies to reduce the number of accidents in the mining sector.

scholarly journals Evidence of occupational accidents with equipment in mining – a systematic review protocol

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Duarte ◽  
J. Santos Baptista ◽  
A. Torres Marques
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Equipment Failure ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Systematic Review Protocol ◽  
Review Protocol

Mining industry due to its great technical challenges continues to be one of the main high-risk industries. Many features can be attributed to this issue, such as worker’s age and experience, but also to environmental factors as well as equipment failure and misuse. This systematic review protocol outlines the principal procedures to conduct a systematic review which intends to find evidence of occupational accidents due to mining equipment usage. In order to accomplish this primary objective, the main engineering databases and journals were selected (i.e. Scopus, Science Direct and Web of Science) and a set of keywords was defined to latter sequenced combination. The selection process of the papers is also described, in an attempt to contribute to further research on this field. All of the data treatment is detailed, including the risk of bias and attempts to manage it.

scholarly journals Thematic Analysis of Key Recommendations from Commissioned Occupational Health and Safety Reports in Mining

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Tetzlaff ◽  
Ann Pegoraro ◽  
Tammy Eger ◽  
Sandra Dorman ◽  
Vic Pakalnis
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Manifest Content ◽  
Two Stages

The objective of the study was to address the recommendations from 10 commissioned occupational health and safety (OHS) reports from the mining industry internationally, spanning the past 50 years. The investigation involved a two-step thematic analysis using Leximancer, a text mining software, to identify the key themes and concepts present in the recommendations. First, Leximancer was utilized to analyze the manifest content of each report through conceptual and relational analysis to produce concept maps. The Leximancer mapping subsystem works in two stages, characterized as semantic extraction of dominant themes, followed by relational extraction [1]. Next, a seeded analysis of the term safety culture was conducted to determine how the concept of safety culture overlaps or diverges from the discussion and recommendations present in the documents [2]. It is evident from the initial analysis that although safety culture was discussed briefly in a few of the documents, it was not a consideration in the formation of the recommendations. Therefore, as results indicate, if the recommendations continue to focus on engineering more solutions for past errors, instead of focusing on the organizations safety culture, they will fail to prevent accidents and fatalities of the future. Applying the findings of this research to OHS in mining, and other industries, such as health care, construction and aviation, has the potential to provide a greater contribution to the prevention of occupational accidents and risk reduction.

scholarly journals Mining Business Risk Management

2020 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 04043
Author(s):  
Olena Kozyrieva ◽  
Veronika Khudolei ◽  
Valentina Vyhovska ◽  
Maksym Zabashtanskyi ◽  
Andrii Rogovyi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Quantitative Risk Assessment ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Mining Investment

In the mining industry, as a dangerous industry related to the specifics of its production, in particular, the process of risk management and analysis should be taken into account. One of the main reasons of occupational accidents, in addition to human error and technical failures, is the lack of foresight of possible accidental events, and the lack of assessment by a company of the risks associated with occupational safety. The article considers the main risks in the mining industry, analyses the problems of modern systems of risk assessment and management of mining investment projects, methods and sequence of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, provides recommendations for their improvement in order to bring them in line with international risk management standards.

scholarly journals INJURY ANALYSIS OF IRAN’S MINING WORKPLACES

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Rahimdel
Keyword(s):  
Injury Risk ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mine Safety ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Importance Measure ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Work Related ◽  
High Level

Mining is a high-risk industry that exposes operators and workers to a high level of occupational health and safety hazards caused by vehicle accidents, blasting, or collapse. This paper aims to analyse the serious and fatal accidents in Iran’s mines over a six-year period, from 2012 to 2017. The data sources were the statistical results of the occupational accidents reported by the National Statistical Centre of Iran and the importance measure of incidents defined by the questionnaires received from the mine safety and health experts. This research presents a model for the prioritization of the mining workplace based on the weighted injury risk of the occupational incidents in the mining industry. The results of this work show that the coal mines of Iran have the highest work-related incidence rate which requires special safety attention. Moreover, the total temporary disability risk is currently at the lowest level in all mining activities, while the fatality risk has significantly increased in the coal mines in recent years. The results obtained from this study are helpful to detect the dangerous mining workplaces and to protect workers from workplace hazards by considering the safety guidelines.

Risk Assessment in the Open Pit Mining Industry—A Short Review

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Castelo Branco ◽  
Rania Rebbah ◽  
J. Duarte ◽  
João S. Baptista
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining
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