Occupational injuries and technological development : Studies in the Swedish mining industry

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<p>The relationship between technological development and occupational injuries is an issue that has received considerable attention in recent accident research. The evidence accumulated so far from studies comparing different technological alternatives as they evolve over time suggests that technological changes have not had a universal preventive effect with regard to injury-event occurrence. The general objective of this thesis is to analyze technological development as a determinant of occupational injuries in the Swedish mining industry. The thesis is based on five separate papers.</p><p>Paper I investigates the occurrence and patterns of occupational injuries in the Swedish mining industry with special attention paid to the involvement of contractor workers during the period 1986-1990. The results indicate that contractor workers seem to incur more frequent and more severe injuries, and also to perform different tasks and work under different conditions than min

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