Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Operation
Background: The relationship between risk factors and likelihood of occupational injury has been studied. However, what has been published has only provided a limited explanation of why some of the employees working in the same environment as other employees suffered a single-injury event, while o...
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| author | Ajith, Michael Ghosh, Apurna Jansz, Janis |
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| description | Background: The relationship between risk factors and likelihood of occupational injury has been studied. However, what has been published has only provided a limited explanation of why some of the employees working in the same environment as other employees suffered a single-injury event, while other employees experienced multiple-injury events. This article reports on an investigation of whether artisanal and small-scale miners in Migori County of Kenya are susceptible to a single-injury or multiple- injury incidences, and if so, what underpinning parameters explain the differences between the single incident injured and the multiple incident injured group. Mine management commitment to safety in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations is also considered.
Materials and methods: The research objectives were achieved by surveying 162 uninjured and 74 injured miners. A structured, closed-end questionnaire was administered to participants after the stratiļ¬cation of the study population and systematic selection of the representative samples.
Results: The results showed that most injured miners suffer a single-injury incident rather than expe- riencing multiple-injury events, and laceration (28.40%) was the common injury suffered by the miners. The analysis showed that the risk factors for the single incident injured group were not similar to those in the multiple incident injured group. The research also found mine workers have low opinion about mine management/owners commitment to safety.
Conclusion: The study concluded that mine management and miners need to be educated and sensitized on the dangers of this operation. Provision of safety gears and positive safety culture must be a top priority for management. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-779122020-05-12T01:40:17Z Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Operation Ajith, Michael Ghosh, Apurna Jansz, Janis Background: The relationship between risk factors and likelihood of occupational injury has been studied. However, what has been published has only provided a limited explanation of why some of the employees working in the same environment as other employees suffered a single-injury event, while other employees experienced multiple-injury events. This article reports on an investigation of whether artisanal and small-scale miners in Migori County of Kenya are susceptible to a single-injury or multiple- injury incidences, and if so, what underpinning parameters explain the differences between the single incident injured and the multiple incident injured group. Mine management commitment to safety in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations is also considered. Materials and methods: The research objectives were achieved by surveying 162 uninjured and 74 injured miners. A structured, closed-end questionnaire was administered to participants after the stratiļ¬cation of the study population and systematic selection of the representative samples. Results: The results showed that most injured miners suffer a single-injury incident rather than expe- riencing multiple-injury events, and laceration (28.40%) was the common injury suffered by the miners. The analysis showed that the risk factors for the single incident injured group were not similar to those in the multiple incident injured group. The research also found mine workers have low opinion about mine management/owners commitment to safety. Conclusion: The study concluded that mine management and miners need to be educated and sensitized on the dangers of this operation. Provision of safety gears and positive safety culture must be a top priority for management. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77912 10.1016/j.shaw.2020.01.001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2020.01.001 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Elsevier fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Ajith, Michael Ghosh, Apurna Jansz, Janis Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Operation |
| title | Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and
Small-Scale Mining Operation |
| title_full | Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and
Small-Scale Mining Operation |
| title_fullStr | Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and
Small-Scale Mining Operation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and
Small-Scale Mining Operation |
| title_short | Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and
Small-Scale Mining Operation |
| title_sort | risk factors for the number of sustained injuries in artisanal and
small-scale mining operation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2020.01.001 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77912 |