Kucuker Hudaverdi
Forensic Medicine Department, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Occup Med (Lond). 2006 Mar;56(2):144-6. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqj023.
Fatal underground coal mine injuries are a worldwide problem. Zonguldak holds 95% of all Turkey's coal reserves.
To investigate fatalities in the underground coal-mining industry in the Zonguldak province.
Retrospective study of fatal underground coal-mining accidents from 1994 to 2003 through evaluation of industry records.
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.
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.
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%。
调查宗古尔达克省煤矿井下行业的死亡情况。
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。
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。
土耳其煤矿井下行业需要采取策略来提高安全性并减少发生的死亡人数。这些策略应侧重于通过工程措施改善井下安全。
