Citation

Nussey C. J. Occup. Accid. 1980; 2(4): 305-323.

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(Copyright © 1980, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Nussey, C., 1980. Studies of accidents leading to minor injuries in the U.K. coal mining industry. Journal of Occupational Accidents, 2: 305-323.The Safety Engineering Laboratory (SEL) (part of the former Safety in Mines Research Establishment, SMRE) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently participated in two field studies of accidents among British coal miners. The studies have been carried out in cooperation with the National Coal Board (NCB) and have concentrated on accidents leading to relatively minor injuries, i.e. those involving absences for more than three working days (some 50,000 each year) and less severe injuries.The paper describes and discusses the methods employed (including the use of a questionnaire machine) to collect fairly detailed information directly from individuals who had suffered minor injuries, with a view to identifying causative factors; outlines some of the techniques that have been used to analyse the data; and reviews some of the findings.