Saf Health Work.
2020 Mar;11(1):50-60. 10.1016/j.shaw.2020.01.001.
Risk Factors for the Number of Sustained Injuries in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Operation
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- 1Department of Mining Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering, Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, Locked Bag 30, Kalgoorlie, 6433, Australia
- 2Department of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- KMID: 2506683
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2020.01.001
Abstract
- 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 stratification 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 experiencing 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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