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Occupational Accidents in the Mining Industry—A Short Review

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The mining industry is one of the most challenging environments concerning safety issues. Although most of the hazards are well identified and studied, the impact of mining equipment on accidents is still not fully comprehended. PRISMA statement methodology was used in order to conduct proper research regarding this gap; from the 2594 identified papers, only 14 answered the main exclusion and inclusion criteria and were included in the study. The primary results show that haul truck, dumpers and conveyors are the equipment with higher impact on the accident rates and that proper training programs and other safety measures would help decrease the tendency.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Portuguese Working Conditions Authority (ACT) for funding through the project “Guide to Risk Assessment in Open pit mining Industry”, Ref. 087APJ/11.

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    J. Duarte, João S. Baptista & A. Torres Marques

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Duarte, J., Baptista, J.S., Torres Marques, A. (2019). Occupational Accidents in the Mining Industry—A Short Review. In: Arezes, P., et al. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 202. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3_7

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