1994 - 2003年土耳其宗古尔达克煤矿工人的职业死亡情况

Occupational fatalities among coal mine workers in Zonguldak, Turkey, 1994-2003.

作者信息

Kucuker Hudaverdi

机构信息

Forensic Medicine Department, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.

出版信息

Occup Med (Lond). 2006 Mar;56(2):144-6. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqj023.

DOI:10.1093/occmed/kqj023

PMID:16490795

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Fatal underground coal mine injuries are a worldwide problem. Zonguldak holds 95% of all Turkey's coal reserves.

AIM

To investigate fatalities in the underground coal-mining industry in the Zonguldak province.

METHODS

Retrospective study of fatal underground coal-mining accidents from 1994 to 2003 through evaluation of industry records.

RESULTS

There were 164 deaths available for analysis. The median age was 36 years (range: 14-56 years). Eighty-one fatalities (49%) were due to subsidence, 33 (20%) were due to underground railway accidents and 18 (11%) were due to gas poisoning. Asphyxia was the most common cause of death (99, 60%). The majority of fatalities (144, 87%) occurred instantaneously at the scene of the incident. The remainder (20, 13%) occurred on the way to the hospital or in the emergency room or the intensive care unit.

CONCLUSION

The underground coal-mining industry in Turkey requires strategies to improve safety and reduce the number of fatalities occurring. These strategies should focus on improved underground safety through engineering measures.

摘要

背景

煤矿井下致命事故是一个全球性问题。宗古尔达克拥有土耳其全部煤炭储量的95%。

目的

调查宗古尔达克省煤矿井下行业的死亡情况。

方法

通过评估行业记录，对1994年至2003年煤矿井下致命事故进行回顾性研究。

结果

有164例死亡可供分析。中位年龄为36岁（范围：14 - 56岁）。81例死亡（49%）是由于塌方，33例（20%）是由于井下铁路事故，18例（11%）是由于气体中毒。窒息是最常见的死亡原因（99例，60%）。大多数死亡（144例，87%）在事故现场即刻发生。其余（20例，13%）发生在送往医院途中或急诊室或重症监护病房。