1Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology, 2Department of Mining Engineering ... involvement, job dissatisfaction, job stress, and poor.
J Occup Health 2004; 46: 470–478
Journal of Occupational Health
Relationships of Working Conditions and Individual Characteristics to Occupational Injuries: A Case-Control Study in Coal Miners Apurna Kumar GHOSH1, Ashis BHATTACHERJEE2 and Nearkasen CHAU3 1
Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology, 2Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India and 3National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm), U 420, Faculté de Medecine, France
Abstract: Relationships of Working Conditions and Individual Characteristics to Occupational Injuries: A Case-Control Study in Coal Miners: Apurna Kumar G H O S H , et al . Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology, India—This study assessed the relationship of age, poor perception of working condition, poor safety environment, poor management and supervision, risktaking behavior, emotional instability, negative job involvement, job dissatisfaction, job stress, and poor safety performance of workers to occupational injuries. This case-control study was conducted on 202 male coal miners with at least one occupational injury during a five-year period and 202 male controls with no occupational injury, matched on the job. A standardized questionnaire administered by individual interviewers was used. Data were analysed by the logistic regression method. For all workers combined, the factors with significant adjusted odds ratios (ORs) found were: 30–45 and >45 yr age groups (OR vs. 45 yr (vs. age
