- Title
- A cost analysis of accidents and injuries in the open cut coalmining industry
- Creator
- Esson, Ken
- Date
- 1992
- Type
- Text; Thesis; Masters
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/97254
- Identifier
- vital:10191
- Identifier
- https://library.federation.edu.au/record=b1142206
- Abstract
- Following a study of back injuries in the Queensland Coal Industry, there arose several questions that needed further research. One of these was the cost of accident and injuries, and the impact of this cost would have on an organisation. The project's research involved a comprehensive study of literature pertaining to the cost of accidents and injuries. This included both insured and uninsured costs. The following four classifications of accidents were researched; first aid treatments; first aid doctor treatments; lost time injury cases; and equipment accident damage cases. A coal mine was selected for the pilot study and, data was collected on the four classifications over a complete year. This means a year that has no out standing accident cases or liablilities. The research was then considered to determine its support for the acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis whic postulates that the current methods used to analyse the cost of accidents or injuries in the coal mining industry are inadequate. As a result of the above condsiderations, a number of key points are put forward in support of the acceptance of the hypothesis. The research established costs both insured and uninsured for the four classifications under review. Then a calculation of a weighted ratio of uninsured costs was made. The paper concludes by making certain recommendations and supporting the need for further research into accident costing within the coal mining fraternity.; Masters in Applied Science in Occupational Health and Safety
- Publisher
- Federation University Australia
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- Copyright Ken Esson Library attempted to contact author. If you are the author and don't want your thesis publicly available please contact researchonline@federation.edu.au
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Coal mine accidents; Industrial safety; Spine; Accidents; Injuries; Cost; Potential; First aid; Equipment; Lost time
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