Analysis of work related accidents in the Spanish mining sector from 1982-2006

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Sanmiquel, Lluís ^a   Freijo, Modesto ^a   Edo, Joaquín ^a   Rossell, Josep M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contributing factor; Event; Incident index; Mining; Skill based

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CAUSE; ACCIDENT RATE; CATALONIA; CODING SYSTEM; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; FATAL ACCIDENTS; GENERAL MANAGEMENT; HIGH RATE; MINING INDUSTRY; MINING SECTOR; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; WEAK LINKS; WORK-RELATED;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ACCIDENTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77649317289     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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