Predictors of work injury in underground mines - an application of a logistic regression model

Mining Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 282-289

  Paul, P S ^a  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

case control study; logistic model; mine safety; occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISCRIMINATING POWER; JOB RESPONSIBILITIES; LOGISTIC MODEL; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELS; LONG TERM PLANNING; MINE ACCIDENTS; MINE SAFETY; MINE WORKERS; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOTECHNICAL; STEP-BY-STEP; TRAINING REQUIREMENT; UNDERGROUND MINE; WORK-RELATED INJURIES;

COAL MINES; MINES; MINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; SPECIAL EFFECTS; SURVEYS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

EID: 67649389591     PISSN: 16745264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1674-5264(09)60053-3     Document Type: Article

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