Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 2 2022
The Characteristics of Accepted Work-related Injuries and Diseases Claims in the Australian Coal Mining Industry (Original article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 2 2022
The Characteristics of Accepted Work-related Injuries and Diseases Claims in the Australian Coal Mining Industry (Original article)
The Characteristics of Accepted Work-related Injuries and Diseases Claims in the Australian Coal Mining Industry (Original article)
Subject
Coal mining, Occupational injuries, Return to work
Description
Background: Coal mining is a hazardous industry. The purpose of the study is to identify the nature of occupational injuries and diseases among coal miners and to determine the factors that affect the rate of
injury and duration of time loss from work.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using accepted workers’ compensation claims data of 30,390 Australian coal miners between July 2003 and June 2017.
Results: Musculoskeletal and fracture conditions accounted for approximately 60% of claims in all occupational groups. Cox regression analysis showed that older age and female gender were significant
predictors of longer time off work. Injury types and occupations were associated with work time loss: mental health conditions, and machine operators and drivers had significantly longer durations of time
off work.
Conclusion: Future research can further address how these factors led to longer time off work so that coal industry regulators, employers, and healthcare providers can target interventions more effectively to
these at-risk workers.
injury and duration of time loss from work.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using accepted workers’ compensation claims data of 30,390 Australian coal miners between July 2003 and June 2017.
Results: Musculoskeletal and fracture conditions accounted for approximately 60% of claims in all occupational groups. Cox regression analysis showed that older age and female gender were significant
predictors of longer time off work. Injury types and occupations were associated with work time loss: mental health conditions, and machine operators and drivers had significantly longer durations of time
off work.
Conclusion: Future research can further address how these factors led to longer time off work so that coal industry regulators, employers, and healthcare providers can target interventions more effectively to
these at-risk workers.
Creator
Heng T. Chong, Alex Collie
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
June 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 2 2022
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Citation
Heng T. Chong, Alex Collie, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Issue 2 2022
The Characteristics of Accepted Work-related Injuries and Diseases Claims in the Australian Coal Mining Industry (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 13, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2271.
The Characteristics of Accepted Work-related Injuries and Diseases Claims in the Australian Coal Mining Industry (Original article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 13, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2271.