@article{ref1,
title="Factors associated with fatal mining injuries among contractors and operators",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2013",
author="Muzaffar, Saeher and Cummings, Kristin and Hobbs, Gerald and Allison, Paul and Kreiss, Kathleen",
volume="55",
number="11",
pages="1337-1344",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: To explore factors associated with fatal accidents among contractors and operators by using the Mine Safety and Health Administration database. METHODS:: Cross-sectional data on 157,410 miners employed by operators or contractors during 1998-2007 were analyzed using logistic regression and multiple imputation. RESULTS:: Univariate odds of fatal versus nonfatal accident were 2.8 (95% confidence interval, 2.3 to 3.4) times higher for contractors than operators. In a multivariable model, fatality was associated with contractor, less experience at the current mine, and occurrence at more than 8 hours into the workday (P < 0.05 for each). Differences in odds of fatality by employment type were more pronounced in surface mines. CONCLUSIONS:: Contractors had a higher proportion of fatal injuries. Fatality also varied by mine experience, the number of hours worked before injury, work location, and mine type.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a2a5a2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182a2a5a2"
}