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Safety And Health In Mining, John Philip Lacke
Safety And Health In Mining, John Philip Lacke
Masters Theses
"The mining industry has long been criticised severely because of its high rate of accident occurrence. Statistics, which, however, are not strictly comparable show that the accident-frequency rate in all mining is currently about three times and the accident severity rate is about seven times as great as the average for general industrial work in the United States. Figures such as these are by no means comforting to mining men. They constitute a challenge to the industry that cannot be ignored.
It must be remembered that any type of mining is more hazardous than most or the other major occupations. …