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The causes of coal mine accidents
Author(s) -
Hopkins Andrew,
Palser Joanne
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1987.tb00885.x
Subject(s) - coal mining , accident (philosophy) , coal , mining engineering , autonomy , business , forensic engineering , political science , law , engineering , waste management , philosophy , epistemology
In attempting to account for the variation in accident rates in underground coal mines in New South Wales this article examines potential explanatory variables and concludes that the most important cause is mine size. The author explains this as a consequence of the greater bureaucratisation and decreased worker autonomy which characterise large mines.