Severity analysis of Indian coal mine accidents - A retrospective study for 100 years

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1033-1042

  Maiti, J ^a   Khanzode, Vivek V ^a   Ray, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cumulative risk profile; Event evaluation algorithm (EEA); Hazard rate functions; Hotelling's T2; Severity analysis

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE RISK PROFILE; EVENT EVALUATION ALGORITHM (EEA); HAZARD RATE FUNCTIONS; HOTELLING'S T2; SEVERITY ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HAZARDS; MINES; MINING;

COAL MINES;

ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 67349174664     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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