Knowledge Factor Contributing to Occupational Accidents Among Mining Workers
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https://doi.org/10.31315/mtj.v2i2.13135Keywords:
Occupational accidents, factors of occupational accidentsAbstract
Mining operations inherently carry the risk of occupational accidents. Despite ongoing efforts by companies to minimize such accidents, they continue to occur. Workplace accidents are undesirable events that can result in human and material losses (Bird & German, 1990). These accidents may be attributed to various factors, one of them is knowledge. To investigate the relationships between these factors and occupational accidents, a cross-sectional approach was adopted. Data were collected through interviews and questionnaires administered to a predetermined number of respondents. The analysis involved univariate and bivariate tests using the chi-square method. Knowledge was among the common variables examined in research on the analysis of causal factors for occupational accidents among mining workers.References
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