Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CIM BULLETIN, cilt.98, sa.1091, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Temporal and other factors contributing to the occurrence of occupational accidents at an underground coal mine in Turkey between 1992 and 2000 have been analyzed, The time period of the study spanned the transition from hand-worked mining methods (1992 to 1996) to hand-worked mining methods and mechanized mining methods (1997 to 2000). The mine selected for the study employed an average of 5,835 men per year on three separate eight-hour production shifts for 302 d/y (Sundays are not worked, and there are 11 holiday days per year). Production oil an annual basis averaged 190, 000 tons per year between 1992 and 1996, and 300,000 tons per year between 1997 and 2000. The purpose of the study was to deter mine which, if any, of the factors studied contributed to the occurrence of accidents so that the mine could take the necessary steps to reduce the risk to the workforce. Regression analysis was used to determine the of the relationship between each factor studied and the number of occupational accidents The strongest relationships observed were between the age of the employee, the day of the week, and the total yearly tabour.