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Investigation of Occupational Accidents in Western Lignite Corporation by Using the Efficiency Assessment Approach

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The mining sector, which has an important place in terms of raw material and energy supply, is referred as a sector with one of the highest fatal accidents in comparison with other sectors. In this century, where occupational health and safety awareness has increased, it is important to review the past accident statistics and to determine the current deficiencies by using the information in the inventory. In this study, the Malmquist total factor productivity index (MPI) has been utilized to investigate the changes in the work accidents occurring in the Western Lignite Corporation (Turkey), where underground and surface production methods are applied, and to determine the measures to be taken. According to the results obtained, both the decrease in production amount and the increase in the number of accidents caused inefficiencies during the period in concern due to the expected 10-year economic life of the mechanized system operating in the underground production panel that came to an end in 2007 and the flooding took place in early 2017. Compared with the underground operations, it has been determined that production can be carried out at the appropriate scale despite the heavy working conditions encountered due to the changing climatic conditions and the progress of production in the surface operations.

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We would like to thank the authorities of Western Lignite Corporation Directorate for their understanding of the data acquisition during these studies.

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Şensöğüt, C., Kasap, Y. & Ören, Ö. Investigation of Occupational Accidents in Western Lignite Corporation by Using the Efficiency Assessment Approach. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 37, 783–790 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-019-00160-1

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