Blood on the coal: The effect of organizational size and differentiation on coal mine accidents

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-95

  Page, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Mine accidents; Mine safety; Organizational complexity; Organizational size; Organizational structure

Indexed keywords

MINE ACCIDENTS; MINE SAFETY; ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ORGANIZATIONAL SIZE; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE;

ACCIDENTS; COAL MINES; DISASTERS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; TAXATION;

MINES;

COAL MINING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; COAL MINING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549151641     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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